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Friedreich's Ataxia: early-phase trial registry
2 of 6 indexed Friedreich's Ataxia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
6 US clinical trials · 2 currently recruiting · #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Friedreich's Ataxia: 6 US clinical trials tracked, 2 recruiting.
Friedreich's Ataxia is the subject of 6 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 2 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 3 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of South Florida, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition friedreichs-ataxia
OPEN 2 | RECR 33% | LATE 0 | EARLY 3 | RANK #2866 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adherence, Treatment (33% recruiting · 6 trials)
Friedreich's Ataxia lists 2 open slots (33% of 6 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Friedreich's Ataxia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Friedreich's Ataxia is recruiting below its size-band peers.
2 of 6 indexed trials (33.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Friedreich's Ataxia research.
University of South Florida accounts for 2 of 6 trials (33.3%). 5 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Friedreich's Ataxia trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 46 among the 6 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 4 of those (66.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Friedreich's Ataxia splits between interventional and observational designs.
3 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (50% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
6 total, page 1 of 1
Biomarkers in Friedreich's Ataxia
University of Florida
NCT02497534
Characterization of the Cardiac Phenotype of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA)
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
NCT02316314
Safety and Pharmacology Study of VP 20629 in Adults With Friedreich's Ataxia
Shire
NCT01898884
Preliminary Study of the Scale To Assess Ataxia and Neurologic Dysfunction (STAND)
University of South Florida
NCT02179333
A First in Human Study of RT001 in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
Biojiva
NCT02445794
EPI-743 in Friedreich's Ataxia Point Mutations
University of South Florida
NCT01962363
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Friedreich's Ataxia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Friedreich's Ataxia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Friedreich's Ataxia page
6 registered trials, 2 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 2 Friedreich's Ataxia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of South Florida sponsors the most Friedreich's Ataxia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of South Florida's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Friedreich's Ataxia condition card totals 6 registered trials; most-linked intervention Ataxia rating scale; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.