Can we outsmart Gaucher's hidden toll on lungs, bones, and brain?
NCT ID NCT07758816
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 30 people with Gaucher disease who are receiving standard medical care to better understand how the condition affects the lungs, bones, and nervous system over time. Researchers will track changes in breathing, bone density, and neurological signs, along with blood markers, to see how the disease progresses despite treatment. The goal is to uncover patterns that could guide smarter, combination therapies for the toughest symptoms.
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
- This research could reveal how Gaucher disease progresses despite current treatments, pointing toward better monitoring and combination therapies for stubborn bone, lung, and brain symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment test, so it won't directly show whether a new drug works. Findings may take years to influence care and might not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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
Neuronopathic Gaucher Disease, Refractory Skeletal Disease Gaucher patients, Gaucher-Parkinson Overlap
- Ages
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3 months to 75 years
- 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: Aim 1 * Confirmed diagnosis of GD2 or GD3 based on genotype and phenotype * Evidence of pulmonary infiltrative disease and/or mediastinal or mesenteric lymphadenopathy * Receiving or eligible for standard-of-care therapy * Age ≥ 3 months * Ability to provide informed consent (or parental consent with assent as appropriate) Aim2 * ages 10-75 * persistent skeletal disease despite long-term therapy Aim3 * Gaucher disease and clinical features of Parkinson disease * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1 * Inability to comply with observational follow-up * Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes safe participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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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
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Health System
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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