Clinical trial • Ophthalmology

ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR SEROTYPE 8 CONTAINING THE HUMAN CNGA3 GENE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A CONE ARRESTIN PROMOTER for Achromatopsia | CNGA3-linked achromatopsia

Clinical trial of ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR SEROTYPE 8 CONTAINING THE HUMAN CNGA3 GENE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A CONE ARRESTIN PROMOTER for Achromatopsia…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Ophthalmology
Trial Disease
Achromatopsia | CNGA3-linked achromatopsia
Drug Modality
Gene therapy
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
01-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
16-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, wait list control (delayed treatment); no active drug comparator specified trial across 1 site in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Wait list control (delayed treatment); no active drug comparator specified
Target Sample Size
14

Eligibility

Recruits 14 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
nursing or pregnant female subject
Vulnerable Population
Includes minors (6-12 years) and adults; inclusion criterion: 'ability to understand and willingness to consent to study protocol'. The submission does not provide explicit details on assent procedures or parental/legal guardian consent forms or languages.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- clinical diagnosis of achromatopsia\n- Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method ofbirth control during the first 6 months post treatment.\n- negative pregnancy test in women with childbearing potential (a woman who istwo years post-menopausal or surgically sterile is not considered to be ofchildbearing potential)\n- 6-12 years of age\n- ≥ 18 years of age\n- bi-allelic pathogenic or likely pathogenic mutation in CNGA3\n- BCVA ≥ 20/400\n- a minimal outer nuclear layer thickness of 10μm at 3° eccentricity (normal =38±6μm)\n- ability to understand and willingness to consent to study protocol\n- no infection with Human Immundeficiency Virus (HIV)\n- Male patients must agree to use condoms during the first 6 months post treatment."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- any other retinopathy due to other diseases e.g. (but not limited to) arterialhypertension, trauma or acquired inflammatory diseases (uveitis serology) ,retinopathy of the premature\n- causal mutations in other genes for hereditary retinal diseases\n- contraindications in view of the planned surgery (e.g. anaemia Hb<8g/dl, severecoagulopathy, severe blood pressure fluctuations) including intolerance andcontraindications to general anaesthesia\n- ocular opacity and mature cataract\n- ocular infection with herpes simplex virus in medical history\n- history of ocular malignancies\n- disorders of the inner retina (e.g. retinal vascular occlusions in the patients history)\n- glaucoma defined as damage of the optic nerve\n- history of poorly controlled (HbA1c > 7%) Diabetes Mellitus type 1 or type 2\n- patients treated with systemic corticoids within 14 days prior inclusion\n- systemic illness or medically significant abnormal laboratory values >3 UNL in bloodanalysis including renal and hepatic functions at inclusion\n- systemic conditions (e.g. coronary heart disease, congenital/genetic conditions,autoimmune disorders) which may affect study participation or outcome measures\n- absence of vision on the contralateral eye\n- contraindication to pharmacological mydriasis (e.g. history of angle blockglaucoma)\n- current or recent participation in other study or administration of biologic agentwithin the last three months\n- recent (within the last 6 months) ocular surgery, intravitreal or subretinalimplantation of a medical device\n- known sensitivity to any compound used in the study\n- contraindications to systemic immunosuppression\n- subject/partner of childbearing potential unwilling to use adequate contraceptionfor six months after dosing\n- nursing or pregnant female subject\n- any other cause that, in the investigator‘s opinion, renders potential subjects notsuitable for the study"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Contrast sensitivity (Pelli Robson 3 m) 6 months after treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as Contrast sensitivity using the Pelli-Robson chart at 3 m, assessed 6 months after treatment."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Contrast sensitivity (Pelli Robson 3 m)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as Contrast sensitivity using the Pelli-Robson chart at 3 m."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- BCVA assessed using the ETDRS visual acuity protocol","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Best corrected visual acuity assessed using ETDRS protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- FrACT (Freiburg Visual Acuity & Contrast Test)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured using the FrACT visual acuity and contrast test."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Roth FM28 sat","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment using Roth FM28 saturation test (color/contrast assessment)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- VA-CAL (Visual acuity under different conditions of contrast and ambient light)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of visual acuity under varying contrast and ambient light conditions using VA-CAL."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Patient reported outcomes (VFQ25/CVFQ, A3-PRO)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcome instruments including VFQ-25/CVFQ and A3-PRO."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Electroretinography","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Electroretinography (ERG) recordings to assess retinal function."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Chromatic pupil campimetry (CPC) cone protocol – exploratory - functional","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Chromatic pupil campimetry using cone protocol to assess functional response (noted as exploratory)."}

Other endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Chromatic pupil campimetry (CPC) cone protocol – exploratory - functional","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exploratory functional assessment by chromatic pupil campimetry (CPC) using Cone protocol."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
14
Recruitment Window Months
149
Consent Approach
Consent required per inclusion: 'ability to understand and willingness to consent to study protocol'. The record does not describe age-specific consent/assent procedures, parental/legal guardian consent details, or languages of consent documents.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
14

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-07-2024
Processing Time Days
28
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
14

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
Centre for Ophthalmology
Contact Person Name
Katarina Stingl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
rAAV.hCNGA3
Active Substance
ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR SEROTYPE 8 CONTAINING THE HUMAN CNGA3 GENE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A CONE ARRESTIN PROMOTER
Modality
Gene therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAOCULAR USE(SUBRETINAL ADMINISTRATION)
Route
INTRAOCULAR USE(SUBRETINAL ADMINISTRATION)

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