🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-09

Natural History Study of Cutaneous Neurofibromas in People With NF1 (NCT05581511)

Natural History Study of Cutaneous Neurofibromas in People With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

People diagnosed with NF1 may develop cutaneous neurofibromas, also known as cNFs. These benign tumors can cause discomfort and affect a person's quality of life. Researchers at Johns Hopkins are studying how cNF tumors form, grow and change over time. This information may help doctors in the future, provide early interventions and improve quality of life for NF1 patients. Researchers will also explore a new way of monitoring cNF with 3D camera technology. People of all ages with NF1, living in the United States, are invited to participate in this important research study.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland

Age range: 1 Year to 100 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Evaluation of the natural history of cutaneous neurofibromas (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Concurrent experimental or off label use of therapies for cNF

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (855) 694-6725

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
  • 💵 Compensation indicated: In fact, participants will receive a gift card at the first visit for participating in the study.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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