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Condition (MeSH)

Marfan Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 61 trials for Marfan Syndrome or a narrower condition beneath it. Bayside Health has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 1.

MeSH D008382 Musculoskeletal Diseases C05 C14 C16 C17 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 2 Phase 2 3 Phase 3 Phase 3 9 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 14 Observational Observational 34 Phase 2 Phase 2 3 Phase 3 Phase 3 9 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 14 Observational Observational 34

Trials per phase (log scale)

61 of the 61 trials are tagged with Marfan Syndrome itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Marfan Syndrome trials start? (24)

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 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 10

1997: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2000: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2004: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2006: 1 trials (Phase 4 1) 2007: 4 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 2008: 4 trials (Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 2009: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 2010: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2011: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2012: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2013: 5 trials (Observational 4, Phase 2 1) 2014: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2015: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2016: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2017: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2018: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2020: 4 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1) 2021: 5 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 1) 2022: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2023: 10 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 3) 2024: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2) 2025: 3 trials (Observational 3)

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) 3
2025 3
2024 3
2023 10
2022 2
2021 5
2020 4
2018 2
2017 1
2016 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 4.6 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 61 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Marfan Syndrome trials in? (5)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 2 3
Phase 3 9
Phase 4 1
Not applicable 14
Observational 34

How many Marfan Syndrome trials are recruiting? (9)

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 3
Recruiting 9
Enrolling by invitation 1
Active, not recruiting 3
Completed 31

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Marfan Syndrome trials? (1)

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
Bayside Health 1

Interventions as named in the registry (15)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Low dose losartan 7
Atenolol Pill 6
SR verapamil 1
Control (placebo) group 1
Losartan and Atenolol or Propranolol 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 Marfan Syndrome 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
Pneumothorax NOS 8 1
Pneumonia 5 1
Depression 4 1
Agitation 3 1
Chest pain 3 1

Which publications cover Marfan Syndrome? (121)

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

Prevalence (18)

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
Marfan syndrome Prevalence at birth 1-5 / 10 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Marfan syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Unspecified
Marfan syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Marfan syndrome Prevalence at birth 1-5 / 10 000 United Kingdom GB Unspecified
Marfan syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

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

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Marfan syndrome 558 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Marfan syndrome 558 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

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Not measured: delivery record.

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

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