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Condition (MeSH)

Myositis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 417 trials for Myositis or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 10.

MeSH D009220 Musculoskeletal Diseases C05 C10
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Phase 1 Phase 1 88 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 14 Phase 2 Phase 2 68 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 23 Phase 3 Phase 3 27 Phase 4 Phase 4 18 Not applicable Not applicable 59 Observational Observational 118 Phase 1 Phase 1 88 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 14 Phase 2 Phase 2 68 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 23 Phase 3 Phase 3 27 Phase 4 Phase 4 18 Not applicable Not applicable 59 Observational Observational 118

Trials per phase

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214 of the 417 trials are tagged with Myositis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Myositis trials start? (33)

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. 2 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

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: 56

1990: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 1992: 2 trials (Observational 2) 1993: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1995: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1) 1996: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1997: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2000: 3 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2001: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1) 2002: 6 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2003: 4 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2/3 2) 2004: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 2005: 4 trials (Observational 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 1 1) 2006: 4 trials (Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2007: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 2008: 8 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2009: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2010: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2011: 8 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2) 2012: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2013: 12 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2014: 13 trials (Observational 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 2015: 15 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4) 2016: 10 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 1 2) 2017: 11 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 2018: 18 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 2) 2019: 21 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2020: 15 trials (Observational 6, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2021: 26 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2022: 27 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 1) 2023: 29 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6) 2024: 49 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 17) 2025: 56 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 6, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 25)

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) 42
2025 56
2024 49
2023 29
2022 27
2021 26
2020 15
2019 21
2018 18
2017 11

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 52 trials starting in 2026 and about 51 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 77 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 29 months across 172 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Myositis trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 88
Phase 1/2 14
Phase 2 68
Phase 2/3 23
Phase 3 27
Phase 4 18
Not applicable 59
Observational 118
Expanded access 2

How many Myositis 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 31
Recruiting 105
Enrolling by invitation 12
Active, not recruiting 22
Completed 155

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Myositis trials? (7)

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 Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) 10
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 9
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 7
China Immunotech (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 6

Which drugs are being tested for Myositis? (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.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Cytoxan 10
Palovarotene 5
RITUXIMAB 4
(CP-6890,550) Tofacitinib 4
IL2 4

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
SQ Fludarabine 9
YTS109 cell 6
Baritinib 5
tocilizumab SC 5
Abatacept SC 5

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 Myositis 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 33 11
Epiphyses Premature Fusion 21 1
Corona virus infection 20 3
Cellulitis 14 8
Pneumonia aspiration 14 5

Which publications cover Myositis? (163)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (4)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

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

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