Study to Evaluate Ultevursen in Subjects With Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Due to Mutations in Exon 13 of the USH2A Gene

Last updated: January 21, 2026
Sponsor: Laboratoires Thea
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retina

Eye Disorders/infections

Treatment

No intervention, will not receive any active study intervention

Intravitreal Injection of Ultevursen

Clinical Study ID

NCT06627179
SB-421a-006
2024-515199-10-00
  • Ages > 8
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this Phase 2b study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ultevursen administered via intravitreal injection (IVT) in subjects with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) due to mutations in exon 13 of the USH2A gene. This is a multicenter Double-masked, Randomized, Sham-controlled study which will enroll 81 subjects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. An adult (≥18 years) willing and able to provide informed consent for participationprior to performing any study related procedures

  2. OR A minor (8 to <18 years) able to provide age-appropriate assent for studyparticipation with a parent or legal guardian willing and able to provide writtenpermission for the subject's participation prior to performing any study relatedprocedures. An adult willing to comply with the protocol, follow study instructions,attend study visits as required and willing and able to complete all studyassessments, in the opinion of the Investigator. OR A minor able to complete all study assessments and comply with the protocol andhas a parent or caregiver willing and able to follow study instructions and attendstudy visits with the subject as required, in the opinion of the Investigator.

  3. Both eyes exhibit clinical presentation consistent with RP involving Usher syndrometype 2 or NSRP based on ophthalmic, audiologic, or vestibular examinations. Atscreening, the Investigator will make the clinical diagnosis of "Usher syndrome type 2a," defined as RP with congenital hearing loss, or "non-syndromic RP," defined asRP without congenital hearing loss.

  4. A molecular diagnosis of biallelic disease causing variants (pathogenic or likelypathogenic) in the USH2A gene where at least one of the variants is located on exon

  5. A historic genotyping report from a certified laboratory is acceptable withSponsor approval.

  6. Clearly visible and measurable SD-OCT horizontal EZ width of ≥2.2 mm in both eyesbased on the assessment of the CRC.

  7. BCVA ≥55 letters based on ETDRS (equivalent to 20/80 based on Snellen notation, orlogarithm of the minimum angle of resolution [logMAR] +0.6) in both eyes.

  8. Impairment of VF as assessed by SP with a mean sensitivity greater than 4 decibels (dB) and less than 25 dB measured by a V target size in the TE at screening.

  9. Mean sensitivity greater than 2 dB as determined by MP in the TE at screening.

  10. Symmetry of baseline disease in both eyes, defined as the mean BCVA (based on ETDRS)of one eye within ≤10 letters of the mean BCVA of the other eye at screening.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of additional non-exon 13 USH2A pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant onthe USH2A allele carrying the exon 13 mutation in subjects who have one exon 13disease causing variant and one non-exon 13 disease causing variant.

  2. Presence of additional non-exon 13 USH2A pathogenic mutation(s) on both USH2Aalleles in subjects who have biallelic exon 13 mutations.

  3. Presence of pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in genes (other than the USH2Agene) which are known to be associated with other inherited retinal degenerativediseases or syndromes. Specifically, the presence of homozygous or compoundheterozygous known disease-causing mutations in other genes involved in recessiveretinal dystrophies, or the confirmed presence of a known single disease-causingvariant in genes involved in dominant, X-linked, or mitochondrial retinal dystrophygenes is exclusionary.

  4. At screening, the EZ horizontal or vertical width are outside the field of theSD-OCT scan based on the assessment of the CRC.

  5. Presence of any significant ocular or non-ocular disease/disorder (includingmedication and laboratory test abnormalities) which, in the opinion of theInvestigator may either put the subject at risk because of participation in thestudy, may impact the subject's ability to participate in the study, or mayinterfere with assessment of efficacy and safety in the study.

  6. Presence of unstable concurrent cystoid macular edema (CME), or subject started on (or changed dose of) any medication for CME in the 3 months prior to enrollment. CMEis allowed if stable for 3 months (with or without treatment). However, stable CMEthat disrupts the EZ width measurement, as determined by CRC, is an exclusion.

  7. Any intraocular surgery within 3 months of study entry or any planned intraocular orperi-ocular surgery during the study. Subjects may be eligible after 3 monthspost-surgery as long as they have fully recovered, in the opinion of theInvestigator.

  8. Receipt of any IVT injection prior to study entry.

Study Design

Total Participants: 81
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: No intervention, will not receive any active study intervention
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
December 11, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2027

Study Description

A total of eighty-one (81) RP subjects will be enrolled in this study, randomized in a 2:1 ratio to either ultevursen or sham procedure, respectively. Subjects randomized to the active treatment group will receive therapy with ultevursen administered via intravitreal (IVT) injection to the treatment eye (TE) on Day 1 and at Months 6, 12, and 18. Subjects randomized to sham will undergo a sham procedure in the TE at the corresponding timepoints.

Connect with a study center

  • Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent 2797656, B-9000
    Belgium

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M5G1E8
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • McGill University Health Centre for Innovative Medicine

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H4A3J1
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen

    Glostrup Municipality 2621356, 2600
    Denmark

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Gui de Chauliac - CHRU de Montpellier - Maladies Sensorielles Génétique

    Montpellier 2992166, 34295
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre de maladies rares CHNO des Quinze Vingt

    Paris 2988507, 75012
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

    Tübingen 2820860, 72076
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, University of Milan

    Milan 3173435, 20142
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • AOU Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

    Napoli 9031661, 80131
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Amsterdam University Medical Center - Locatie AMC

    Amsterdam 2759794, 1105 AZ
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum

    Nijmegen 2750053, 6525 GA
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam

    Rotterdam 2747891, 3011 BH
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oxford Eye Hospital

    Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Oxford Eye Hospital

    Headington 2647239, Oxford OX3 9DU
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Edinburgh / NHS Lothian

    Edinburgh 2650225, EH39HA
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Moorfields Eye Hosptial

    London, EC1V 2PD
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Moorfields Eye Hosptial

    London 2643743, EC1V 2PD
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94143
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02114
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Michigan- Kellogg Eye Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan- Kellogg Eye Center

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48105
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97239
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Foundation of the Southwest

    Dallas, Texas 75231
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Foundation of the Southwest

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75231
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Wisconsin- Madison

    Madison, Wisconsin 53705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Wisconsin- Madison

    Madison 5261457, Wisconsin 5279468 53705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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