Condition (MeSH)
Frontotemporal Dementia
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 289 trials for Frontotemporal Dementia or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 7.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
205 of the 289 trials are tagged with Frontotemporal Dementia itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Frontotemporal Dementia trials start? (26)
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 3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 32
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) | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 19 |
Showing 10 of 26 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 21 trials starting in 2026 and about 19 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 39 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 34 months across 142 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Frontotemporal Dementia trials in? (8)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 33 |
| Phase 1/2 | 10 |
| Phase 2 | 39 |
| Phase 3 | 9 |
| Phase 4 | 7 |
| Not applicable | 80 |
| Observational | 110 |
| Expanded access | 1 |
How many Frontotemporal Dementia 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 | 57 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 19 |
| Active, not recruiting | 22 |
| Completed | 133 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Frontotemporal Dementia trials? (3)
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 |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | 7 |
| Alector Inc. | 4 |
| Axon Neuroscience SE | 4 |
Which drugs are being tested for Frontotemporal Dementia? (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.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Flortaucipir F18 | 6 |
| AL001 | 3 |
Interventions as named in the registry (13)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| AADvac1 | 5 |
| memantine ER | 5 |
| Lumbar puncture | 4 |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | 4 |
| Observational Study | 3 |
Showing 5 of 13 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 Frontotemporal Dementia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 19 | 5 |
| Urinary tract infection | 14 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 2 |
| Medical event | 10 | 1 |
| Syncope | 9 | 3 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Frontotemporal Dementia? (159)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantifying multimodal longitudinal brain changes in presymptomatic C9orf72 disease. | Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association | 2025 | Yes |
| Intranasal oxytocin for apathy in people with frontotemporal dementia (FOXY): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive, crossover, phase 2a/2b superiority trial. | The Lancet. Neurology | 2025 | Yes |
| A Phase 1 Study of Cabozantinib and Trifluridine/Tipiracil in Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. | Clinical colorectal cancer | 2024 | Yes |
| Progranulin AAV gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia: translational studies and phase 1/2 trial interim results. | Nature medicine | 2024 | Yes |
| Behavioural disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia investigated within an ecological framework. | Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior | 2023 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 159 publications.
Prevalence (6)
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.
| Orphanet disease | Type | Class | Geography | Jurisdiction | Mapping relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontotemporal dementia | Annual incidence | 1-9 / 100 000 | Italy | Not stated | Exact |
| Frontotemporal dementia | Point prevalence | 1-9 / 100 000 | Europe | Not stated | Unspecified |
| Frontotemporal dementia | Point prevalence | 1-9 / 100 000 | Europe | Not stated | Exact |
| Frontotemporal dementia | Annual incidence | 1-9 / 100 000 | Italy | Not stated | Exact |
| Frontotemporal dementia | Annual incidence | 1-9 / 100 000 | Italy | Not stated | Unspecified |
Showing 5 of 6 prevalence observations.
Rare-disease identity (2)
Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.
| Orphanet disease | ORPHA code | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontotemporal dementia | 282 | Exact | Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO) |
| Frontotemporal dementia | 282 | Exact | Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1 |
Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)
MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.
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Not measured: delivery record.