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Condition (MeSH)

Alkaptonuria

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 trials for Alkaptonuria or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000474 Congenital / Hereditary / Neonatal C16 C18 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 2 Phase 2 2 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 3 Phase 2 Phase 2 2 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 3

Trials per phase

10 of the 10 trials are tagged with Alkaptonuria itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Alkaptonuria trials start? (8)

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

Top of scale: 2

2000: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2005: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2011: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 2013: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2014: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2019: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2021: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2024: 1 trials (Observational 1)

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
2024 1
2021 2
2019 2
2014 1
2013 1
2011 1
2005 1
2000 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 0.6 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: none of the 10 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Alkaptonuria trials in? (5)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 2 2
Phase 2/3 1
Phase 3 1
Not applicable 3
Observational 3

How many Alkaptonuria trials are recruiting? (3)

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

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Recruiting 1
Completed 6
Unknown status 3

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Alkaptonuria trials? (4)

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 Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 2
Vitaflo International, Ltd 2
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 1
metaX Institut fuer Diatetik GmbH 1

Which drugs are being tested for Alkaptonuria? (1)

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
Nitisinone 4

Which serious adverse events do Alkaptonuria 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
accidental overdose 1 1
anemia 1 1
atrial fibrillation 1 1
bile duct stone 1 1
keratitis 1 1

Which publications cover Alkaptonuria? (11)

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

Prevalence (24)

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
Alkaptonuria Point prevalence 1-9 / 1 000 000 United States US Exact
Alkaptonuria Point prevalence 1-9 / 1 000 000 United States US Unspecified
Alkaptonuria Point prevalence 1-9 / 1 000 000 United States US Exact
Alkaptonuria Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 1 000 000 United States US Unspecified
Alkaptonuria Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 1 000 000 United States US Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

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

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Alkaptonuria 56 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1
Alkaptonuria 56 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: sub-conditions in mesh.

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