Gene therapy trial aims to tame severe seizures in kids with dravet syndrome
NCT ID NCT06112275
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a gene therapy called ETX101 in 4 children with Dravet syndrome, a severe seizure disorder caused by a gene change. The therapy uses a harmless virus to deliver a working copy of the gene to brain cells. The main goals are to see if it is safe and if it reduces seizures over 52 weeks.
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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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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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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6 to 83 months
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant must have a predicted loss of function pathogenic or likely pathogenic SCN1A variant. * Participant must have experienced their first seizure between the ages of 3 and 15 months. * Participant must have a clinical diagnosis of Dravet syndrome or the treating clinician must have a high clinical suspicion of a diagnosis of Dravet syndrome. * Participant is receiving at least one prophylactic antiseizure medication. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has another genetic mutation or clinical comorbidity which could potentially confound the typical Dravet phenotype. * Participant has a known central nervous system structural and/or vascular abnormality (indicated by an MRI or CT scan of the brain). * Participant has an abnormality that may interfere with CSF distribution and/or has an existing ventriculoperitoneal shunt. * Participant is currently taking or has taken antiseizure medications (ASMs) at a therapeutic dose that are contraindicated in Dravet syndrome, including sodium channel blockers. * Participant has experienced seizure freedom for a period of 4 consecutive weeks within the 6-month period prior to informed consent. * Participant has previously received gene or cell therapy. * Participant is currently enrolled in a clinical trial or receiving an investigational therapy. * Participant has clinically significant underlying liver disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
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