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NCT Number: NCT07197294

Personalized Antisense Oligonucleotide for a Single Participant With MAPK8IP3 Neurodevelopmental Disorder With or Without Variable Brain Abnormalities (NEDBA)

This research project entails delivery of a personalized antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drug designed for a single participant with Neurodevelopmental Disorder with or without Brain Abnormalities (NEDBA) due to a heterozygous pathogenic missense mutation in MAPK8IP3

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Key information

Age range

5 year–5 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Columbia University

New York, 10032, United States

About this study

This is an interventional study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment with an individualized antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) treatment in a single participant with NEDBA due to a heterozygous pathogenic missense mutation in MAPK8IP3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Informed consent/assent provided by the participant (when appropriate), and/or participant's parent(s) or legally authorized representative(s)
  • Ability to travel to the study site and adhere to study-related follow-up examinations and/or procedures and provide access to participant's medical records
  • Genetically confirmed neurodevelopmental disorder due to MAPK8IP3 mutation

Exclusion criteria

  • Use of investigational medication within 5 half-lives of the drug at enrolment
  • Participant has any condition that in the opinion of the Site Investigator, would ultimately prevent the completion of study procedures.

Treatment and study plan

nL-MAPK8-001

Drug

Personalized antisense oligonucleotide

Primary outcomes

  1. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 score.

  2. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by the Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) score.

  3. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by the Manual Ability Classification Scale (MACS) level.

  4. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 4th Edition (BSID-4) score.

  5. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Third Edition (Vineland-3) score.

  6. Motor Skills

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in gross motor function from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by distance, velocity, acceleration, movement shape, and entropy of movement captured on wrist and ankle accelerometers.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Seizure Onset

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in presence of seizures from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by number of seizures recorded by EEG monitoring.

  2. Seizure Onset

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in presence of seizures from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by changes in caregiver reported seizure tracker.

  3. Respiratory Infections

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in frequency of treatment and hospitalizations for respiratory infection from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by changes in concomitant medications.

  4. Respiratory Infections

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in frequency of treatment and hospitalizations for respiratory infection from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by frequence of adverse events.

  5. Sleep Quality

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in sleep architecture from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured using an actigraphy device to monitor sleep duration.

  6. Quality of Life

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in quality of life from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration as measured by Caregiver Global Impression of Change questionnaire (CaGI-C)

  7. Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration

  8. Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Changes from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration in physical examination (changes in appearance, skin, neck, ears, nose, throat, heart/lungs, abdomen, lymph nodes, and extremities compared to baseline)

  9. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Abnormalities in Neurological Exam [Safety and Tolerability]

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Changes from baseline to 12- and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-001 administration in neurological examination (changes in mental status, gait, cerebellar, cranial nerve, motor, reflex, and sensations compared to baseline as assessed by treating physician)

  10. Incidence of Treatment Emergent Abnormalities in safety labs (CSF, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis) [Safety and Tolerability]

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Emergent abnormalities in laboratory analyses (results outside of normal range for CSF, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, and urinalysis)

Other outcomes

  1. Communication

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in communication skills from baseline to 6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA)

  2. Communication

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in communication skills from baseline to 12-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 4th Edition (BSID-4)

  3. Communication

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in communication skills from baseline to 12-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - third Edition (Vineland-3)

  4. Swallow function

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in swallow function from baseline to 12-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by a formal swallow study changes in oral and pharyngeal phases.

  5. Swallow Function

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in swallow function from baseline to 12-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by Pediatric Functional Oral Intake Scale (pFOIS)

  6. Swallow Function

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

    Change in swallow function from baseline to 12-, and 24-months post nL-MAPK8-002 administration as measured by Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System for individuals with CP (EDACS)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

n-Lorem Foundation

Other

Collaborators

  • Columbia University

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label Single Center, Single Participant Study of an Experimental Antisense Oligonucleotide Treatment for Neurodevelopmental Disorder With or Without Variable Brain Abnormalities (NEDBA) Due to MAPK8IP3 Mutation

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Sep 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 29, 2025

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