Spain launches nationwide narcolepsy count
NCT ID NCT07299097
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to find out how many people in Spain have been diagnosed with narcolepsy type 1 or type 2, and how many new cases are diagnosed each year. Researchers will review medical records from hospitals across Spain to count patients and understand patterns. No treatment or intervention is given—this is purely an observational study to gather data on this rare sleep disorder.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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402 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants with NT1 and NT2 from Spain.
- Ages
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0 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.
\- Core Group: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants with NT1 or NT2 following International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICSD-3) or ICSD-3 text revision (ICSD-3-TR) criteria who are alive at any point during 2023 or 2024. 2. Any age, ethnicity and nationality. 3. Treated / under follow-up in the study site and residing in the hospitals' reference areas. Consideration will be given if participants have changed their address or reached adulthood. Exclusion Criteria 1\. NT1 or NT2 participants who do not reside in the hospitals' reference areas. \- Supplementary Group: Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmation to have a diagnosis of NT1 or NT2 by a specialist. 2. Participants greater than equal to (≥) 18 years or parents of narcolepsy participants under 18 years of age. 3. Any gender, ethnicity or nationality. 4. Residence in Spain. Exclusion criteria: 1\. Participants without a confirmed NT1 or NT2 diagnosis by a specialist.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 8036, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital General de Castellón
Castellon, Castellon, 12004, Spain
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Hospital La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Vall d'Hebrón
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital Virgen de las Nieves
Granada, 18014, Spain
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Hospital de Araba
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, 1009, Spain
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Hospital de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Hospital de la Ribera
Alzira, Valencia, 46600, Spain
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