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Condition (MeSH)

Ankylosis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 723 trials for Ankylosis or a narrower condition beneath it. Novartis Pharmaceuticals has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 24.

MeSH D000844 Musculoskeletal Diseases C05
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Phase 1 Phase 1 21 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 6 Phase 2 Phase 2 55 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 13 Phase 3 Phase 3 89 Phase 4 Phase 4 73 Not applicable Not applicable 158 Observational Observational 306 Phase 1 Phase 1 21 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 6 Phase 2 Phase 2 55 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 13 Phase 3 Phase 3 89 Phase 4 Phase 4 73 Not applicable Not applicable 158 Observational Observational 306

Trials per phase (log scale)

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82 of the 723 trials are tagged with Ankylosis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Ankylosis trials start? (32)

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

Top of scale: 50

1995: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1996: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 1997: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 1998: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 1999: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 2000: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2001: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2002: 9 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1) 2003: 8 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 2004: 13 trials (Observational 6, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 2005: 12 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2006: 11 trials (Observational 5, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2) 2007: 17 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1 1) 2008: 23 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2) 2009: 21 trials (Observational 11, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2010: 23 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2011: 23 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2012: 23 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2013: 19 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2) 2014: 34 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2015: 41 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 37 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3) 2017: 35 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1) 2018: 34 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 2019: 33 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 2020: 41 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 9, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 2021: 50 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 2) 2022: 35 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2023: 50 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2024: 42 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5) 2025: 39 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 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) 40
2025 39
2024 42
2023 50
2022 35
2021 50
2020 41
2019 33
2018 34
2017 35

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 49 trials starting in 2026 and about 41 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 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. 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 50 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 21 months across 435 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Ankylosis trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 21
Phase 1/2 6
Phase 2 55
Phase 2/3 13
Phase 3 89
Phase 4 73
Not applicable 158
Observational 306
Expanded access 2

How many Ankylosis trials are recruiting? (11)

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 40
Recruiting 77
Enrolling by invitation 5
Active, not recruiting 36
Available 1

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Ankylosis trials? (11)

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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 24
Pfizer 21
AbbVie 18
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 14
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer 14

Which drugs are being tested for Ankylosis? (4)

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
INFLIXIMAB 30
(CP-6890,550) Tofacitinib 7
Certolizumab 7
Sulfasalazine 6

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
1=Etanercept 39
Adalimumab-US 36
Secukinmab 28
SC golimumab 17
Bimekizumab regimen 2 iv 9

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 Ankylosis 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
Pneumonia 124 33
Osteoarthritis 92 29
Dyspnoea 82 11
Ankylosing spondylitis 58 21
Pyrexia 55 13

Which publications cover Ankylosis? (34)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Prospective study of the long-term outcomes and complications after total temporomandibular joint replacement: analysis at 10 years. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 2022 Yes
Efficacy of Local Anesthetic Wound Infiltration in Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Surgery for Control of Postoperative Pain: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled, and Double-Blinded Trial. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2021 Yes
Digital occlusal splint for condylar reconstruction in children with temporomandibular joint ankylosis. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2014 Yes
Heterotopic ossification of the elbow treated with surgical resection: risk factors, bony ankylosis, and complications. Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2014 Yes
The sacroiliac joint: an overview of its anatomy, function and potential clinical implications. Journal of anatomy 2012 Yes

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.

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

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