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Condition (MeSH)

Congenital Abnormalities

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8,167 trials for Congenital Abnormalities or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 78.

MeSH D000013 Congenital / Hereditary / Neonatal C16
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Phase 1 Phase 1 466 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 241 Phase 2 Phase 2 807 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 118 Phase 3 Phase 3 395 Phase 4 Phase 4 270 Not applicable Not applicable 2,819 Observational Observational 3,032 Phase 1 Phase 1 466 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 241 Phase 2 Phase 2 807 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 118 Phase 3 Phase 3 395 Phase 4 Phase 4 270 Not applicable Not applicable 2,819 Observational Observational 3,032

Trials per phase (log scale)

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780 of the 8,167 trials are tagged with Congenital Abnormalities itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Congenital Abnormalities trials start? (37)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 15 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Other (Expanded access, Unknown)

Top of scale: 546

1990: 7 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 1991: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 2) 1992: 7 trials (Observational 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1993: 8 trials (Observational 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 1994: 13 trials (Observational 10, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1995: 14 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 1996: 17 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 4) 1997: 15 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2) 1998: 21 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 1999: 35 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 6, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2000: 45 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 4) 2001: 45 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2002: 65 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 11, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 9) 2003: 67 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 10) 2004: 106 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 19) 2005: 135 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 17) 2006: 176 trials (Observational 61, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 31, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 9) 2007: 178 trials (Other 1, Observational 62, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 16) 2008: 179 trials (Observational 58, Not applicable 34, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 19) 2009: 213 trials (Other 1, Observational 80, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 31, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 20) 2010: 213 trials (Observational 95, Not applicable 43, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 16) 2011: 222 trials (Observational 86, Not applicable 53, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 23) 2012: 267 trials (Observational 109, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 35, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 15) 2013: 293 trials (Observational 115, Not applicable 85, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 37, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 21) 2014: 266 trials (Observational 93, Not applicable 78, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 37, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 18) 2015: 324 trials (Observational 122, Not applicable 104, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 39, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 24) 2016: 358 trials (Observational 131, Not applicable 129, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 38, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 19) 2017: 374 trials (Observational 146, Not applicable 131, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 17) 2018: 440 trials (Observational 163, Not applicable 171, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 37, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 25) 2019: 420 trials (Observational 169, Not applicable 168, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 14) 2020: 438 trials (Observational 179, Not applicable 163, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 35, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 14) 2021: 511 trials (Observational 212, Not applicable 183, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 37, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 22) 2022: 519 trials (Observational 196, Not applicable 216, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 19) 2023: 525 trials (Observational 174, Not applicable 247, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 20) 2024: 544 trials (Observational 174, Not applicable 255, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 31, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 23) 2025: 546 trials (Observational 187, Not applicable 264, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 17)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 468
2025 546
2024 544
2023 525
2022 519
2021 511
2020 438
2019 420
2018 440
2017 374

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 590 trials starting in 2026 and about 540 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 10 percent and ran about 4 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 25 percent and ran about 15 percent low against the count later registered, and had about 7 percent more error than repeating last year's count. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. A stricter check that trains only on older years did not support adding planned starts for conditions of this size: it ran about 6 percent high against the count later registered. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 626 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 26 months across 4,635 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Congenital Abnormalities trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 466
Phase 1/2 241
Phase 2 807
Phase 2/3 118
Phase 3 395
Phase 4 270
Not applicable 2,819
Observational 3,032
Expanded access 18
Unknown 1

How many Congenital Abnormalities trials are recruiting? (12)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 421
Recruiting 1,165
Enrolling by invitation 106
Active, not recruiting 348
Available 6

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Congenital Abnormalities trials? (1)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 78

Which drugs are being tested for Congenital Abnormalities? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Cytoxan 82
Busulfan 69
Sirolimus 46

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
SQ Fludarabine 101
Cytarabine IT 94
Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 79
Mofetil Mycophenolate 59
IR Tacrolimus 57

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Congenital Abnormalities trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Neutrophil count decreased 1,500 18
Platelet count decreased 1,498 17
Anemia 1,407 25
White blood cell decreased 1,167 7
Febrile neutropenia 944 42

Which publications cover Congenital Abnormalities? (351)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (21)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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