Researchers track rare disease progression in GSD IV and APBD patients
NCT ID NCT02683512
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathers medical information from 200 people with glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, known as GSD IV or APBD. The goal is to learn how these rare diseases progress over time. No new treatments are tested; instead, researchers review clinic records to better understand the conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
All patients with GBE deficiency, diagnosed as GSD IV or APBD, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are eligible for enrollment.
- Ages
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0 to 90 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.
* Diagnosis of GSD IV or APBD via: * Two variants in the GBE1 gene * Deficient GBE activity in liver, muscle, skin fibroblast or other tissue * One variant in GBE1 gene with evidence of disease that is pathogenic, per the clinician * Able to provide informed consent for self (adults) or affected individual (minor or adults with a legally authorized representative) * Able to provide consent for release of medical records * Pregnant women with a diagnosis of GSD IV or APBD will be included * Histology as confirmed by clinician
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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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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States