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Condition (MeSH)

Neural Tube Defects

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 236 trials for Neural Tube Defects or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D009436 Nervous System Diseases C10 C16 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 6 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 9 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 5 Phase 4 Phase 4 2 Not applicable Not applicable 120 Observational Observational 92 Phase 1 Phase 1 6 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 9 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 5 Phase 4 Phase 4 2 Not applicable Not applicable 120 Observational Observational 92

Trials per phase (log scale)

47 of the 236 trials are tagged with Neural Tube Defects itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Neural Tube Defects 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: 24

1992: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1993: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2000: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2001: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 2004: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2005: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1) 2006: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 2) 2007: 3 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 3 1) 2008: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2009: 6 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 1, Phase 1 1) 2010: 3 trials (Observational 3) 2011: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 2012: 6 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 1) 2013: 5 trials (Not applicable 4, Phase 3 1) 2014: 4 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 1 1) 2015: 15 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 7, Phase 2 1) 2016: 13 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 5, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2017: 17 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 8) 2018: 10 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 7, Phase 1 1) 2019: 15 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 8) 2020: 14 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 7) 2021: 9 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 4, Phase 1/2 1) 2022: 19 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 10, Phase 2/3 1) 2023: 24 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 16) 2024: 17 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 1) 2025: 14 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 10)

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) 14
2025 14
2024 17
2023 24
2022 19
2021 9
2020 14
2019 15
2018 10
2017 17

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 17 trials starting in 2026 and about 14 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 24 months across 134 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Neural Tube Defects trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 6
Phase 1/2 1
Phase 2 9
Phase 2/3 1
Phase 3 5
Phase 4 2
Not applicable 120
Observational 92

How many Neural Tube Defects trials are recruiting? (8)

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 11
Recruiting 30
Enrolling by invitation 3
Active, not recruiting 17
Completed 117

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

Which drugs are being tested for Neural Tube Defects? (2)

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
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG 2
Folic (or folinic) acid 2

Interventions as named in the registry (13)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
MRI 3
Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation 1
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio 1
Conventional Treatment 1
Behavioral Treatment 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 Neural Tube Defects 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
ETV or PV shunt placed 20 1
Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) 19 1
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) - Other, progressive disease 18 1
Spontaneous preterm labor 15 1
Urinary tract infection 11 3

Which publications cover Neural Tube Defects? (125)

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

Prevalence (69)

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
Neural tube defect Prevalence at birth >1 / 1000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Neural tube defect Prevalence at birth >1 / 1000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Neural tube defect Prevalence at birth >1 / 1000 United Kingdom GB Unspecified
Neural tube defect Prevalence at birth 6-9 / 10 000 United States US Exact
Neural tube defect Prevalence at birth 6-9 / 10 000 United States US Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

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

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Neural tube defect 3388 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1
Neural tube defect 3388 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)

Sub-conditions in MeSH (7)

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: lead sponsors.

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