Gene therapy injection aims to save sight in rare eye disease
NCT ID NCT07282457
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a single injection of ZM-02, a gene therapy, in 21 people aged 6 to 60 with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that causes progressive vision loss. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either a low or high dose of ZM-02 or a sham injection. The study primarily checks safety and tolerability, while also measuring changes in visual acuity, mobility in low light, and quality of life over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ZM-02 (gene therapy injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that slows or partially reverses vision loss in retinitis pigmentosa.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 21 people, so results may not apply widely. Gene therapies can have side effects like inflammation, and the sham control means some may not receive the active treatment.
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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 21 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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 60 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.
Inclusion Criteria 1. Male or female participants aged 6 to 60 years. 2. Clinical diagnosis of advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP). 3. Best corrected visual acuity at or below the protocol-defined threshold in the study eye. 4. Presence of sufficient retinal structure in the study eye as determined by screening assessments. 5. Ability to understand and sign informed consent (and assent, when applicable). Exclusion Criteria 1. Presence of other ocular conditions that could interfere with study assessments. 2. History of significant ocular surgery in the study eye within a protocol-defined period. 3. Active ocular infection or inflammation. 4. Clinically significant systemic disease that could increase study risk or interfere with assessments. 5. Positive screening for clinically significant infectious diseases, as defined in the protocol. 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals. 7. Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would make the participant unsuitable for study participation.
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