NCT07419334RecruitingPhase 3
Study of ALK-001 on the Progression of Stargardt Disease
A Phase 3 Multicenter, Double-Masked, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Gildeuretinol Acetate (ALK 001) on the Progression of Stargardt Disease (STGD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of investigational study drug ALK-001 in participants 8 to 45 years of age, inclusive, with symptoms and signs of autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD)
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 230 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Diseases
- Macular degeneration
- NCT number
- NCT07419334
- EU CT number
- 2026-525296-60-00
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 230
- From 3 Jun 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2029
- 14 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
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Has taken disallowed items (supplements containing vitamin A or beta-carotene, liver-based products, or prescription oral retinoid medications) within 30 days of randomization.
- Has ever participated in any gene therapy, cell therapy, or device study to treat STGD, unless documented confirmation of participation in the placebo arm with no surgery is provided. Has participated in a drug study to treat STGD within the past 6 months.
- Has participated in any drug study to treat any other condition within 5 half-lives of the investigational drug prior to screening, unless documented confirmation of participation in the placebo arm is provided. Has participated in an investigational device study within 30 days prior to screening or longer if, in the Investigator's judgment, the device could affect study outcomes.
- Anticipates participating in any other drug or device study within the duration of the study.
Lab values
- Is lactating, pregnant, or has a positive serum or urine pregnancy test at screening or at randomization, or is planning to become pregnant during the course of study. A male participant who wishes to father a child during the course of the study.
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female, 8 to 45 years of age (inclusive) on the day of screening.
- Female participants of childbearing potential, as well as fertile male participants with female partners of childbearing potential, must be willing to comply with the protocol-defined methods of contraception from the time of consent until 90 days and 30 days, respectively, after the last dose of IMP.
- Have a clinical diagnosis of typical autosomal recessive STGD macular dystrophy
- Have provided a genetic report by any regional accredited organization that provides certified testing indicating the presence of disease-causing mutation.
- Have signed and dated the informed consent forms (ICFs; or assent as appropriate) to participate.
Age in the registry: 8 years to 45 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (14)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado SOM, Sue-Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Recruiting |
| Tufts Medical Center New England Eye Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Ohio State Havener Eye Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Recruiting |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Recruiting |
| Erie Retina Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Erie | United States | Recruiting |
| The Retina Group of Washington Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fairfax | United States | Recruiting |
| Star Retina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Worth | United States | Recruiting |
| Vitreo Retinal Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Recruiting |
| Foundation for Vision Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grand Rapids | United States | Recruiting |
| Wagner Kapoor Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Norfolk | United States | Recruiting |
| Mid Atlantic Retina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Associated Retina Consultants Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Recruiting |
| UPMC Vision Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Recruiting |
| Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Recruiting |
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