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Condition (MeSH)

Melorheostosis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 trials for Melorheostosis or a narrower condition beneath it. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 1.

MeSH D008557 Musculoskeletal Diseases C05 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Not applicable Not applicable 1 Observational Observational 1 Not applicable Not applicable 1 Observational Observational 1

Trials per phase

2 of the 2 trials are tagged with Melorheostosis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Melorheostosis trials start? (2)

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 started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 1
2004 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 0.2 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 2 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Melorheostosis trials in? (2)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Not applicable 1
Observational 1

How many Melorheostosis trials are recruiting? (2)

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

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Active, not recruiting 1
Completed 1

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Melorheostosis 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
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 1

Which publications cover Melorheostosis? (10)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Occupational engagement, fatigue, and upper and lower extremity abilities in persons with melorheostosis. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2023 Yes
Melorheostosis: A Review of the Literature and a Case Report. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 2023 Yes
Distinct Clinical and Pathological Features of Melorheostosis Associated With Somatic MAP2K1 Mutations. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Yes
Somatic activating mutations in MAP2K1 cause melorheostosis. Nature communications 2018 Yes
Clinical improvement in a patient with monostotic melorheostosis after treatment with denosumab: a case report. Journal of medical case reports 2018 Yes

Prevalence (3)

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
Melorheostosis Point prevalence <1 / 1 000 000 Europe Not stated Exact
Melorheostosis Point prevalence <1 / 1 000 000 Europe Not stated Unspecified
Melorheostosis Point prevalence <1 / 1 000 000 Europe Not stated Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

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

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Melorheostosis 2485 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1
Melorheostosis 2485 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: serious adverse events in this condition's trials and sub-conditions in mesh.

Not computed for conditions with fewer than 10 trials: drugs tested.

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