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Condition (MeSH)

Synucleinopathies

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,738 trials for Synucleinopathies or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 63.

MeSH D000080874 Nervous System Diseases C10 C18
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Phase 1 Phase 1 405 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 106 Phase 2 Phase 2 497 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 57 Phase 3 Phase 3 252 Phase 4 Phase 4 182 Not applicable Not applicable 2,065 Observational Observational 1,162 Phase 1 Phase 1 405 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 106 Phase 2 Phase 2 497 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 57 Phase 3 Phase 3 252 Phase 4 Phase 4 182 Not applicable Not applicable 2,065 Observational Observational 1,162

Trials per phase (log scale)

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37 of the 4,738 trials are tagged with Synucleinopathies itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Synucleinopathies 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. 11 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 (Unknown)

Top of scale: 352

1990: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1991: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1992: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1) 1993: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1994: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1995: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1996: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 1997: 6 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 1998: 10 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 1999: 8 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3) 2000: 19 trials (Observational 6, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 3) 2001: 17 trials (Observational 6, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 4) 2002: 31 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 44 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2004: 58 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 15, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2005: 55 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2006: 97 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2007: 99 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2008: 86 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 9) 2009: 132 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 23, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 20) 2010: 115 trials (Observational 33, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2011: 128 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 15) 2012: 130 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2013: 157 trials (Observational 51, Not applicable 62, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 15) 2014: 177 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 83, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 27) 2015: 202 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 97, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 22, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 17) 2016: 197 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 95, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 14) 2017: 209 trials (Observational 52, Not applicable 97, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 17) 2018: 241 trials (Observational 54, Not applicable 111, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 23) 2019: 300 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 149, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 25, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 29) 2020: 258 trials (Observational 64, Not applicable 132, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 23) 2021: 352 trials (Other 1, Observational 90, Not applicable 196, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 29, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 18) 2022: 302 trials (Observational 83, Not applicable 156, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 23) 2023: 325 trials (Observational 92, Not applicable 174, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 20) 2024: 309 trials (Observational 75, Not applicable 178, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 22) 2025: 322 trials (Observational 80, Not applicable 172, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 25)

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) 306
2025 322
2024 309
2023 325
2022 302
2021 352
2020 258
2019 300
2018 241
2017 209

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 360 trials starting in 2026 and about 340 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. 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 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. 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 488 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 21 months across 2,718 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Synucleinopathies trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 405
Phase 1/2 106
Phase 2 497
Phase 2/3 57
Phase 3 252
Phase 4 182
Not applicable 2,065
Observational 1,162
Expanded access 11
Unknown 1

How many Synucleinopathies 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 221
Recruiting 667
Enrolling by invitation 81
Active, not recruiting 164
Available 3

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Synucleinopathies trials? (5)

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 Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 63
Bial - Portela C S.A. 56
Boehringer Ingelheim 42
VA Office of Research and Development 42
AbbVie 30

Which drugs are being tested for Synucleinopathies? (6)

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
Levodopa 49
BIA 9-1067 40
KW-6500 31
Istradefylline 19
Safinamide 18

Interventions as named in the registry (9)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Group R Rasagiline 49
Rotigotine TTS (Test) 39
Pramipexole ER 35
Exercise 34
Control (placebo) group 23

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 Synucleinopathies 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
Overnight hospitalization 334 1
Pneumonia 255 87
Fall 243 74
Parkinson's disease 237 37
Syncope 152 55

Which publications cover Synucleinopathies? (17)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (3)

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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