Can a global patient registry unlock the mysteries of Wilson's disease?
NCT ID NCT05239858
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is building a large international registry of people with Wilson's disease, a rare genetic condition that causes copper to build up in the body. Researchers will collect data from routine clinic visits over several years to describe the natural course of the disease in treated patients. The goal is to understand how the condition evolves and how factors like geography, ethnicity, and gender might influence its progression.
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
- This registry could help doctors better predict how Wilson's disease progresses and tailor treatments to individual patients.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove what causes differences in outcomes, and results may take years to emerge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
The Registry aims to be as inclusive as possible. All patients with WD (adult and paediatric ≥12) who provide informed consent/assent can be included. They will be approached during regular follow up visits for ongoing care of their Wilson's Disease by their primary physician.
- Ages
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12 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: 1. Patient is able to provide, and has provided, written informed consent/assent 2. Written documentation has been obtained in accordance with the relevant country and local privacy requirements, where applicable, including: 1. For US sites: Authorization for Use and Release of Health Research Study Information 2. For EU sites: Data Protection Consent 3. All patients diagnosed with WD including pre-symptomatic individuals and individuals with co-morbidities/diagnoses 4. Any treatments including prescribed and homeopathic/traditional therapies or naive patients on no therapy Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Refusal of informed consent by either patient or their legally acceptable guardian
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
16 sites in 7 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Contact
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Locations
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Charite-Univeritatsmedizin Berlin Hospital
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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HF Adolphe de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, France
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Hannover Medical School (MHH)
RECRUITINGHanover, Germany
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGBron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69677, France
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Hospital Universitario GC Dr Negrín
RECRUITINGLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Y Politécnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh
RECRUITINGRiyāḑ, Riyadh Region, 11564, Saudi Arabia
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLeeds, United Kingdom
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Royal Free Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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The Children's Memorial Health Institute
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Universitatsklinikum Dusseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, Germany
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University Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, C. de Villarroel
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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University Hospital Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Belgium
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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Germany
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