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Condition (MeSH)

Addison Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 36 trials for Addison Disease or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000224 Endocrine System Diseases C19 C20 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 5 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Phase 4 Phase 4 5 Not applicable Not applicable 11 Observational Observational 11 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 5 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Phase 4 Phase 4 5 Not applicable Not applicable 11 Observational Observational 11

Trials per phase

35 of the 36 trials are tagged with Addison Disease itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Addison Disease trials start? (17)

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 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 4

1995: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1) 2000: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2004: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2006: 1 trials (Phase 4 1) 2007: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2/3 1) 2008: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2010: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2011: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 2013: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 2) 2014: 3 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2017: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2018: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2021: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1) 2022: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1) 2024: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2025: 2 trials (Observational 2)

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) 2
2025 2
2024 2
2022 2
2021 3
2018 2
2017 1
2014 3
2013 4
2011 2

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.8 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 2 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 Addison Disease trials in? (7)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1/2 1
Phase 2 5
Phase 2/3 2
Phase 3 1
Phase 4 5
Not applicable 11
Observational 11

How many Addison Disease trials are recruiting? (7)

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 2
Recruiting 4
Active, not recruiting 1
Completed 20
Terminated 2

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Addison Disease trials? (2)

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 Center for Research Resources (NCRR) 1
Neurocrine UK Limited 1

Which drugs are being tested for Addison Disease? (2)

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
Betamethasone 1
PROPOFOL 1

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Hydrocortisone 1% 12
Blood Test 2
"long" synacthen stimulation test 1
NaCl 0.9% NS 1
Inj Etomidate 1

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 Addison Disease trials report? (8)

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
Gastroenteritis 8 1
Cholelithiasis 2 1
Nephrolithiasis 2 1
Pancreatitis acute 2 1
Surgical and medical procedures 2 1

Which publications cover Addison Disease? (42)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Mineralocorticoid effects of fludrocortisone and hydrocortisone in primary adrenal insufficiency: EU-AIR patient data. Journal of endocrinological investigation 2025 Yes
Pulsatile Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Replacement in Primary Adrenal Insufficiency. Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme 2023 Yes
Improved Urinary Cortisol Metabolome in Addison Disease: A Prospective Trial of Dual-Release Hydrocortisone. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2021 Yes
MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Residual adrenal function in Addison's disease. European journal of endocrinology 2021 Yes
Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Primary and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency and the Role of Comorbidities. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2021 Yes

Prevalence (10)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Addison disease Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Addison disease Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Addison disease Annual incidence 1-5 / 10 000 Specific population Not stated Exact
Addison disease Point prevalence 1-5 / 10 000 Norway Not stated Exact
Addison disease Point prevalence 1-5 / 10 000 Norway Not stated Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Addison disease 85138 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Addison disease 85138 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)

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

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Not measured: delivery record.

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