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NCT05603312CompletedPhase 1/2

A Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Safety of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Gene Transfer in Parkinson's Participants

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Gene Transfer to the Subthalamic Nuclei in Participants With Parkinson's Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Sept 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The objective of this clinical trial was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated delivery of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) gene transfer into the subthalamic nuclei (STN) of participants with Parkinson's Disease.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14 (actual)
First submitted
12 Oct 2022
Start date
5 Oct 2022
Primary completion date
6 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
MeiraGTx, LLC
NCT number
NCT05603312

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Participants enrolled: 14
  • From 5 Oct 2022 to the primary completion date, 6 Sept 2024
  • 6 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • History of brain surgery to treat Parkinson's Disease
  • Any history of cerebral insult or central nervous system infection
  • Atypical Parkinson's Disease
  • Evidence of significant medical or psychiatric disorders
  • Cognitive impairment as defined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ≤ 20

Other

  • Focal or lateralized neurologic deficits
  • Beck Depression Inventory-II score of ≥ 20

Who the study is looking for

  • Confirmed Parkinson's Disease
  • Levodopa responsiveness for at least 12 months
  • UPDRS Part 3 score of ≥25 points in the "off" state

Age in the registry: 25 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (6)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
West Virginia University
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MorgantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Yale University - Yale New Haven Hospital
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
Weill Cornell Medicine
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Thomas Jefferson University
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
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West BloomfieldUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.