Worldwide FOP database launches to unlock secrets of rare bone disease
NCT ID NCT02745158
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This global registry collects information from people with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a rare condition where soft tissues turn into bone. Up to 800 patients worldwide can report their symptoms, flare-ups, and mobility changes through a secure online portal. The goal is to better understand how FOP progresses and to prepare the community for future clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could provide crucial insights into FOP's natural history and help design better treatments and clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment study. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so it cannot directly improve health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
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
Individuals with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive (FOP) from the international FOP community will be invited to join the Registry.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of FOP. * Participants (or a parent or legal guardian) must be willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * There are no exclusion criteria.
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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
1 site. 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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The International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association (IFOPA)
RECRUITINGNorth Kansas City, Missouri, 064116, United States
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