Global data pooling aims to unlock secrets of rare muscle disease
NCT ID NCT07443449
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study brings together patient registries from 10 countries to analyze data from 700 people with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). Researchers will look at changes in muscle function, walking ability, and age of symptom onset. The goal is to better understand how the disease progresses over time, which could help guide future research and 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 lead to a better understanding of how SBMA progresses over time, helping design future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot test new therapies, and results may be limited by differences in how data was collected across countries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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700 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
700 SBMA affected individuals
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Individuals affected by SBMA for whom clinical data have been historically collected by the referral centres Exclusion Criteria: * na
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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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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, 20133, Italy