Inhaled mRNA therapy shows promise for rare lung disease
NCT ID NCT06633757
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tested an inhaled mRNA therapy called RCT1100 in 14 adults with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) caused by a specific genetic mutation (DNAI1). The goal was to see if the treatment could improve mucociliary clearance — the lungs' ability to clear mucus and germs. The study focused on safety and preliminary effectiveness to guide future research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RCT1100 (mRNA therapy inhaled via nebulizer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that improves lung clearance and respiratory function in people with PCD caused by DNAI1 mutations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1b trial with only 14 participants, so results may not apply to all PCD patients. The therapy is still experimental and safety or efficacy are not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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 to 75 years
- 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.
Major Inclusion Criteria: * The participant is a male or female, 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive, at the time of consent. * Participant has disease-causing (pathogenic and/or likely pathogenic) mutations in the DNAI1 gene. * The participant has a percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1pp) of at least 40% predicted. Exclusion Criteria: * History or presence of clinically significant medical, surgical, clinical laboratory, or psychiatric condition or disease. * History of cancer, with exception of adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. * Predisposition to bleeding or clinically meaningful hemorrhagic event in the 12 months prior * Medically significant hemoptysis. * Anticoagulation therapy for the treatment of a pulmonary embolus or has had a pulmonary embolus in the last 6 months of screening. * Active tuberculosis infection. * 12-lead ECG with QT interval \>450 msec (or \>480 msec for BBB) * Laboratory abnormalities in clinical laboratory tests at screening: 1. Serum creatinine level 2. Total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase values 3. Hematological or coagulation values outside the normal reference range * Any medical history of disease that has the potential to cause a rise in total bilirubin over the ULN. * COVID-19 infection within 4 weeks of Screening or receipt of COVID-19 vaccine within 2 weeks prior to first dose of RCT1100. * Receipt of vaccine with live virus, attenuated live virus, or live viral components within 2 weeks prior to first dose of RCT1100 or to receive these vaccines during treatment or within 8 weeks of completion of study treatment. Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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UNC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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