Condition (MeSH)
Heavy Metal Poisoning
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 41 trials for Heavy Metal Poisoning or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 10.
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Trials per phase
6 of the 41 trials are tagged with Heavy Metal Poisoning itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Heavy Metal Poisoning trials start? (21)
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.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 4
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.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
Showing 10 of 21 earlier years.
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.4 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 3 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Heavy Metal Poisoning trials in? (6)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 2 |
| Phase 2/3 | 2 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
| Not applicable | 15 |
| Observational | 18 |
How many Heavy Metal Poisoning trials are recruiting? (6)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 1 |
| Recruiting | 2 |
| Completed | 28 |
| Terminated | 1 |
| Withdrawn | 2 |
Showing 5 of 6 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Heavy Metal Poisoning trials? (6)
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.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | 10 |
| EmeraMed | 2 |
| Jianersheng (Zhuhai) Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. | 2 |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | 1 |
| FDA Office of Orphan Products Development | 1 |
Showing 5 of 6 sponsors.
Which drugs are being tested for Heavy Metal Poisoning? (5)
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.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Edetate Calcium Disodium | 1 |
| Fer-In-Sol | 1 |
| Emeramide | 1 |
| DMSA | 1 |
| zinc oxide | 1 |
Interventions as named in the registry (8)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| GMDTC for injection | 3 |
| (N1, N3-bis(2- mercaptoethyl)isophthalamide) | 1 |
| 0.9% Chloride Injection Sodium | 1 |
| Biological samples | 1 |
| lead chelation therapy | 1 |
Showing 5 of 8 interventions.
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 publications cover Heavy Metal Poisoning? (7)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation on outcome of aluminium phosphide poisoning complicated with myocardial dysfunction. | Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 2019 | Yes |
| Chronic Kidney Disease and Exposure to Nephrotoxic Metals. | International journal of molecular sciences | 2017 | Yes |
| Clinical features, testing, and management of patients with suspected prosthetic hip-associated cobalt toxicity: a systematic review of cases. | Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology | 2013 | Yes |
| Prevalence of geophagy and knowledge about its health effects among native Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean and South America healthy adults living in France. | Eating and weight disorders : EWD | 2020 | No |
| Assessment of Hair Aluminum, Lead, and Mercury in a Sample of Autistic Egyptian Children: Environmental Risk Factors of Heavy Metals in Autism. | Behavioural neurology | 2015 | No |
Showing 5 of 7 publications.
Sub-conditions in MeSH (4)
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: serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.