Clinical Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Celiprolol to Placebo in Patients With Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Last updated: August 19, 2025
Sponsor: Acer Therapeutics Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Connective Tissue Diseases

Treatment

Placebo BID

ACER-002 (celiprolol) 200 mg BID

Clinical Study ID

NCT05432466
ACER-002-301
  • Ages 15-64
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a prospective, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy study to evaluate celiprolol in patients genetically confirmed as COL3A1-positive vEDS using a decentralized clinical trial design.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Willingness to obtain magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) image at local imagingfacility.

  2. A genetic test confirming the presence of a pathogenic COL3A1 variant (classified aslikely pathogenic or pathogenic according to ACMG/AMP Guidelines.

  3. Patients must be ≥ 15 years of age at the time of randomization.

  4. Able and willing to discontinue use of β-blockers prior to randomization.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Lack of a COL3A1-positive test at screening (e.g., COL3A1 benign, likely benign,variant of unknown significance [VUS] or no variant) or presence of a COL3A1 variantbut demonstration of a COL3A1 variant reported to be a haploinsufficiency variant.

  2. Arterial rupture or dissection, uterine rupture, and/or intestinal rupture within 6months prior to Screening.

  3. Patients unable to discontinue β-blocker treatment prior to randomization.

  4. Unable or unwilling to complete the study procedures.

  5. Breastfeeding, pregnancy, or planned pregnancy during the trial.

  6. Any medical condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may pose a safety riskto the patient in this study, which may confound efficacy or safety assessment, ormay interfere with study participation.

  7. Use of any prohibited medications

Study Design

Total Participants: 150
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo BID
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
November 07, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
April 01, 2029

Study Description

This is a prospective, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy study to evaluate celiprolol in patients genetically confirmed as COL3A1-positive vEDS using a decentralized clinical trial design.

The double-blind portion of this study is intended to end if statistical significance is reached at the interim analysis (accrual of 28 vEDS-related events requiring medical attention; estimated to take 24 months) or after accrual of 46 vEDS related clinical events requiring medical attention (estimated to take 40 months).

A total of approximately 150 patients who meet all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria will be enrolled and randomized 2:1 to receive either celiprolol or placebo, respectively.

Following the double-blind treatment period or occurrence of vEDS-related clinical event, patients have the option to participate in an open label extension period.

Connect with a study center

  • Science 37

    Culver City, California 90230
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Science 37

    Culver City 5341114, California 5332921 90230
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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