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Muscular Dystrophy: early-phase trial registry
10 of 12 indexed Muscular Dystrophy trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,429 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
12 US clinical trials · 10 currently recruiting · #1,429 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Muscular Dystrophy: 12 US clinical trials tracked, 10 recruiting.
Muscular Dystrophy is the subject of 12 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 10 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition muscular-dystrophy
OPEN 10 | RECR 83% | LATE 0 | EARLY 2 | RANK #1429 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Alcoholic Hepatitis (83% recruiting · 6 trials)
Muscular Dystrophy lists 10 open slots (83% of 12 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 Muscular Dystrophy 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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Muscular Dystrophy is recruiting above its size-band peers.
10 of 12 indexed trials (83.3%) 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 Muscular Dystrophy research.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) accounts for 2 of 12 trials (16.7%). 11 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Muscular Dystrophy enrolment sits around 190 participants.
Median target enrolment is 190 among the 12 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 5 of those (41.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Muscular Dystrophy splits between interventional and observational designs.
5 interventional and 7 observational studies make up this index (41.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
12 total, page 1 of 1
Study of Inherited Neurological Disorders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00004568
Myotonic Dystrophy and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Registry
University of Rochester
NCT00082108
Genetics of Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Disease
University of Chicago
NCT00138931
Clinical Trial Readiness for the Dystroglycanopathies
Katherine Mathews
NCT00313677
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT05237973
Vasodilator and Exercise Study for DMD (VASO-REx)
University of Florida
NCT06290713
Evaluating Long-term Use of a Pediatric Robotic Exoskeleton (P.REX/Agilik) to Improve Gait in Children With Movement Disorders
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
NCT05726591
Nomad P-KAFO Study
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
NCT05644522
BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
NCT00912041
A Study to Evaluate the Safety of AB-1003 (Previously LION-101) in Subjects With Genetic Confirmation of LGMD2I/R9 (Part1)
AskBio
NCT05230459
Arrhythmias in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
Indiana University School of Medicine
NCT00622453
Genetics of Pediatric-Onset Motor Neuron and Neuromuscular Diseases
Nemours Children's Clinic
NCT02532244
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Muscular Dystrophy records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Muscular Dystrophy 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 Muscular Dystrophy page
12 registered trials, 10 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 10 Muscular Dystrophy trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) sponsors the most Muscular Dystrophy trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)'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 Muscular Dystrophy condition card totals 12 registered trials; most-linked intervention sample collection; top US site state Maryland. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.