Gene therapy aims to bring back light sensitivity in fading eyes
NCT ID NCT04278131
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a gene therapy called BS01 for people with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease that causes gradual vision loss. The therapy delivers a light-sensitive protein to cells in the retina, aiming to help them detect light again. Twenty participants with severe vision loss will be monitored for safety and any improvement in light, motion, or shape detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BS01 (a gene therapy that makes eye cells sensitive to light)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help people with retinitis pigmentosa regain some ability to detect light, motion, and shapes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Gene therapies can cause inflammation or other side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa * At least one eye with vision no better than 20/160 visual acuity on the EDTRS scale or, for patients with peripheral vision loss, a visual field no greater than 30°. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of any AAV gene therapy product * Large amplitude nystagmus
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New Jersey Retina
RECRUITINGTeaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States
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