New study aims to unlock secrets of rare nerve disease
NCT ID NCT03920774
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows people with familial dysautonomia (FD) to learn how the disease changes over time. Researchers will collect routine medical test results and optional blood samples to find biological markers that could help diagnose and treat FD better. The study is observational, meaning no new treatments are tested, and participation involves minimal risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will involve as many as 400 human subjects. Registered patients range from 3 months to 66-years in age. This is a natural history study that will collect information obtained as standard of care from patients with FD. The study will involve children as it is a genetic disease with onset at birth. Adult patients will also be enrolled.
- Ages
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4 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of any age with a diagnosis of familial dysautonomia (FD) with molecular confirmation of the IKBKAP mutation. * Ability to provide informed consent (or assent) and comply with the study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects that do not wish to be a part of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dysautonomia Center - School of Medicine -NYU Langone Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Sheba Medical Center - Safra Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGTel Litwinsky, Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel