Scientists track rare muscle disease progression in 44 patients
NCT ID NCT04823143
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 44 adults with a confirmed VCP gene mutation to learn how their disease (IBMPFD) naturally progresses over one year. Participants completed walking tests, strength assessments, and surveys about daily function and quality of life. The goal was to gather data to help design future treatment trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 meeting eligibility criteria and able to travel to Columbus Ohio for onsite visits.
- Ages
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18 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Genetically confirmed mutation in the VCP gene * Age ≥18 years * Willing and able to provide informed consent and follow all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in an interventional clinical trial * Any concomitant illness or comorbid condition that would interfere with a patient's ability to complete study procedures safely at the discretion of the site PI.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States