Scientists launch worldwide registry to unlock rare Fat-Storage disease
NCT ID NCT02918032
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating an international registry for people with neutral lipid storage disease (NLSD), a rare condition where fat builds up in cells, especially affecting the heart. Researchers will collect medical history, track disease progression, and look for factors that influence survival. The goal is to better understand the disease and support future treatment development.
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 help identify factors that affect disease progression and point toward better management strategies for NLSD/TGCV.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test a new therapy. Results depend on voluntary reporting and may 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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2014
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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
Patients who are diagnosed with NLSD /TGCV (including adults only)
- 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 who are diagnosed with NLSD / TGCV Exclusion Criteria: * None
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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
15 sites in 9 countries. 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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A.C.O. San Filippo Neri Hospital
RECRUITINGRome, Lazio, 00193, Italy
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Catholic University
RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20123, Italy
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Columbia University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10027, United States
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Graduate School of Osaka University
RECRUITINGSuita, Osaka, 565-0874, Japan
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Harefield Hospital
RECRUITINGHarefield, London, UB9 6JH, United Kingdom
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Ludwig-Maximilians University
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 80539, Germany
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Maastricht University
RECRUITINGMaastricht, Limburg, 6211, Netherlands
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National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
RECRUITINGKodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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New Castle University
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, Paris, 75013, France
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Sapienza University of Rome
RECRUITINGRome, Lazio, 00185, Italy
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305-2004, United States
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University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, Styria, 8010, Austria
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University of Padova
RECRUITINGPadova, Veneto, 35122, Italy