Groundbreaking trial aims to treat rare diseases in the womb
NCT ID NCT04532047
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving enzyme replacement therapy to fetuses with certain rare genetic diseases (like MPS I, Gaucher, or Pompe) before birth is safe and feasible. About 10 pregnant participants will receive the treatment through the umbilical vein. The goal is to see if early treatment can reduce disease effects, but lifelong management will still be needed after birth.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Live male or female fetuses at 18 0/7 weeks to 34 6/7 weeks gestation * Diagnosis of one of the 8 included LSDs in utero by genetic or enzymatic analyses performed on amniotic fluid, fetal blood, placental tissue, or other samples through chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis, cordocentesis, cell free fetal DNA, or other procedures. In the event that parents are identified as genetic carriers for a LSD, diagnostic testing for the fetus would be performed to confirm the diagnosis * Pregnant women age 18 years to 50 years, carrying a live male or female fetus at 18 0/7 weeks to 34 6/7 weeks gestation * Identified through the above listed means to be carrying a fetus with an LSD. * Ability to give written informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Fetuses with a concurrent severe structural anomaly * Fetuses with an additional pathogenic genetic variant not related to the underlying LSD that contribute a significant risk of morbidity or mortality. Hydrops fetalis will not be an exclusion criterion because ERT has the possibility of significant benefit in this situation. * Women with one or more significant comorbidities that would preclude fetal intervention including, but not limited to: 1. inability to complete the procedure secondary to maternal body habitus or placental location 2. significant cardiopulmonary disease 3. mirror syndrome 4. end organ failure 5. altered mental status 6. placental abruption 7. active preterm labor 8. preterm premature rupture of membranes. * Mother will require therapeutic dosing of anticoagulation within 24 hours prior to or following the intervention.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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