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Registration number
NCT04355689
Ethics application status
Date submitted
17/04/2020
Date registered
21/04/2020
Date last updated
8/02/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
Safety and Efficacy of NPI-001 Tablets for RP Associated With Usher Syndrome
Scientific title
Safety and Efficacy of NPI-001 Tablets Versus Placebo for Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Usher Syndrome
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
C-18-04
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
SLO RP
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Usher Syndromes 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Ear 0 0 0 0
Other ear disorders
Eye 0 0 0 0
Diseases / disorders of the eye
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Other human genetics and inherited disorders
Other 0 0 0 0
Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - NPI-001
Other interventions - Placebo

Experimental: NPI-001 - NPI-001 Tablet, 250 mg, BID

Placebo Comparator: Placebo - Placebo Tablet, BID


Treatment: Drugs: NPI-001
oral tablet

Other interventions: Placebo
Placebo tablets
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Evaluate change from baseline for retinal sensitivity assessed by microperimetry of active versus placebo
Timepoint [1] 0 0
24 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Male or female, age =18 years.

2. Able to comprehend and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF) and to adhere to
the study protocol.

3. Diagnosed with Usher syndrome.

4. EZ zone with width =500 microns, which includes the fovea in each eye at Visit 2,
(Screen B).

5. Have at least 20 detectable points on the MAIA grid.

6. On stable dose of medications associated with other conditions for at least one month.

7. Both female participants of childbearing potential and male participants able to
father children must have (or have a partner who has) had a bilateral oophorectomy,
hysterectomy or bilateral salpingectomy; must abstain from intercourse; or must agree
to practice 2 acceptable methods of contraception throughout the course of the study
and 4 weeks after the last visit. Acceptable methods of contraception include hormonal
contraception (i.e., birth control pills, injected hormones, dermal patch or vaginal
ring), intrauterine device, barrier methods (diaphragm, condom) with spermicide, tubal
ligation, or vasectomy.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Ocular:

1. All edges of the EZ area in both eyes cannot be visualized at Visit 2 (Screen B).

2. Concurrent retinal pathologies that result in vision loss or inability to fixate,
including but not limited to, choroideremia, retinal vein occlusion, and neovascular
age-related macular degeneration.

3. Intraocular surgery within the last two months or capsulotomy within the last month.

4. History of uveitis, Coat's disease, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, herpes simplex of
the eye, or currently has a cataract that prevents visualization of the posterior
pole.

5. Unstable fixation during microperimetry in either eye at either screening or baseline
visits.

Non-Ocular:

6. Use of any other investigational new drug, or participation in another clinical trial
within 12 weeks before the start of study treatment.

7. Use of N-acetylcysteine containing products in the previous 30 days prior to the
baseline visit or unwilling to refrain from such supplements for the duration of the
study.

8. Liver or kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), history of thrombocytopenia not due to a reversible cause, or other
blood dyscrasia.

9. Suspected liver dysfunction determined by having alanine aminotransferase (ALT),
aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or bilirubin values > 1.5 X the upper limit of
normal (ULN).

10. Platelet or hemoglobin values that are below the lower limit of normal at screening
(subjects with normal hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume below the lower limit of
normal should have iron studies performed to ensure that they are iron replete before
taking part in the study), or neutrophils or white cell count which is above the upper
limit of normal.

11. Presence of more than + proteinuria on urinalysis at screening or (confirmed by
abnormal albumin creatinine ratio).

12. Presence of hematuria on urinalysis at screening. (If hematuria is detected on
urinalysis, then the specimen should be subjected to microscopy, and subject should be
excluded if more than 10 X 106 red blood cells/L.) If the subject is a female in whom
the hematuria may be due to menses, then the urinalysis can be repeated after a few
days.

13. C-reactive protein (CRP) value above 10 mg/L.

14. Subject has a recent history of presence of gross blood in stools.

15. History of known sensitivity to N-acetylcysteine or similar thiol compounds.

16. History of hypersensitivity to any medication or food resulting in systemic symptoms.

17. History of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) diagnosed or requiring
treatment within the past 2 years.

18. Pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant in the next 25 months or men with
partners planning to become pregnant in the next 25 months.

19. Lactating women who are breast-feeding.

20. A potential participant lives in the same household as a current participant in this
study.

21. Inability to provide blood samples, including difficulty with venous access.

22. Any reason, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, the subject should not
participate.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
3/09/2020
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
1/05/2025
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
49
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Queensland Eye Institute - Brisbane
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
CERA - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Lions Eye Institute - Perth
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Sydney Eye Hospital / Save Sight Institute - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
- Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
- Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
- Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
- Sydney

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Address
Country
Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Other
Name [1] 0 0
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Address [1] 0 0
Country [1] 0 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This study will examine the safety and efficacy of NPI-001 Tablets as compared to placebo for
24 months in subjects with vision loss due to RP associated with Usher syndrome.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04355689
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Lee Anderson, MD
Address 0 0
Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04355689