2000-Patient study aims to uncover hidden metabolic risks in rare genetic disorders
NCT ID NCT05945576
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study will follow 2000 children and adults with imprinting disorders—rare genetic conditions like Silver-Russell and Prader-Willi syndromes. Researchers aim to describe the natural history of these diseases and identify common metabolic profiles, risks for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. No treatment is being tested; the goal is to improve understanding and future care.
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 could help doctors better predict and manage metabolic complications like obesity and diabetes in people with imprinting disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new therapy, and results may take years to influence clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 (adults and children) affected with an ID regardless of the severity of the disease, with a molecular characterization, with a signed informed consent for all subjects, followed in one partner's center.
- 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: * Patients (adults and children) affected with an ID regardless of the severity of the disease * A confirmed diagnosis of ID (based on molecular diagnosis) * A signed informed consent for adults or signed informed consent of parents/guardians of minors/ protected adult. Non-Inclusion Criteria: There are no non-inclusion 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
20 sites. 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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CHU d'Angers
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAngers, France
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Hôpital Armand-Trousseau
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Bicêtre
RECRUITINGLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Hôpital Brabois
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNancy, France
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Hôpital Bretonneau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, France
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Hôpital Civil
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStrasbourg, France
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Hôpital Gabriel Montpied
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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Hôpital Jean Minjoz
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBesançon, France
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Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, France
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Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Sud
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Hôpital de la mère et de l'enfant
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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Hôpital des Enfants
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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Hôpital des Enfants
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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Hôpital enfant-adolescent
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantes, France
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