Condition (MeSH)
Polycystic Kidney Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 216 trials for Polycystic Kidney Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 12.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
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58 of the 216 trials are tagged with Polycystic Kidney Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Polycystic Kidney Diseases trials start? (28)
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: 18
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) | 10 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 |
Showing 10 of 28 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 14 trials starting in 2026 and about 17 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 28 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 39 percent and ran about 37 percent low against the count later registered. 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 23 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 31 months across 129 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Polycystic Kidney Diseases trials in? (9)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 22 |
| Phase 1/2 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 36 |
| Phase 2/3 | 12 |
| Phase 3 | 30 |
| Phase 4 | 8 |
| Not applicable | 41 |
| Observational | 64 |
| Expanded access | 1 |
How many Polycystic Kidney Diseases trials are recruiting? (9)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 7 |
| Recruiting | 38 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 3 |
| Active, not recruiting | 19 |
| Completed | 110 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Polycystic Kidney Diseases 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 |
|---|---|
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 12 |
| Jemincare | 6 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 6 |
| Palladio Biosciences | 5 |
| Biogen | 3 |
Showing 5 of 6 sponsors.
Which drugs are being tested for Polycystic Kidney Diseases? (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 |
|---|---|
| Sirolimus | 9 |
| Lixivaptan | 5 |
| Tesevatinib | 4 |
| EVEROLIMUS | 3 |
| Bardoxolone Methyl | 3 |
Interventions as named in the registry (10)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Tolvaptan IR | 21 |
| VX-407 | 5 |
| LAR Octreotide | 5 |
| 1% Metformin | 4 |
| LAR Lanreotide | 4 |
Showing 5 of 10 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 serious adverse events do Polycystic Kidney Diseases trials report? (10)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Renal Cyst Infection | 65 | 4 |
| Abdominal pain | 50 | 11 |
| Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions - Other, specify | 42 | 2 |
| Surgical and medical procedures - Other, specify | 41 | 2 |
| Pyelonephritis | 39 | 8 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Polycystic Kidney Diseases? (43)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced intracranial aneurysm development in a rat model of polycystic kidney disease. | Cardiovascular research | 2025 | Yes |
| Diagnosis and risk factors for intracranial aneurysms in autosomal polycystic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study from the Genkyst cohort. | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association | 2022 | Yes |
| Effect of ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy and ShuoTong ureteroscopy on the stress response, inflammatory indices, and urokinase level in patients with polycystic kidney disease complicated with renal calculus. | Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) | 2022 | Yes |
| Ketosis Ameliorates Renal Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. | Cell metabolism | 2019 | Yes |
| Bile Acids as Potential Biomarkers to Assess Liver Impairment in Polycystic Kidney Disease. | International journal of toxicology | 2018 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 43 publications.
Sub-conditions in MeSH (2)
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.