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Enrolling by invitationNCT07173153Updated Sep 15, 2025

Gene Therapy for SLC6A1 Neurodevelopmental Disorder

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of AAV9.SLC6A1 Gene Therapy in SLC6A1, sponsored by Emily de los Reyes. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-15.

Sponsored by Emily de los Reyes · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is gene therapy study of an AAV9 vector carrying the SLCA1 gene for SLC6A1 neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Conditions studied

  • SLC6A1
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In context

Lead sponsor

Emily de los Reyes is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Confirmation of pathogenic mutation S295L in the SLC6A1 gene
  • Ability to cooperate and complete assessments per determination of the physician and therapists

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serological evidence of infection, or or C infection
  • Diagnosis of (or ongoing treatment) for an disease
  • Presence of a medical condition or extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the Sponsor-Investigator, might compromise the participant's ability to comply with the protocol required testing or procedures or compromise the participant's wellbeing, safety, or clinical interpretability
  • Persistent leukopenia or leukocytosis (WBC ≤ 3.5 K/µL or ≥20.0 K/µL) or an \< 1.5K/µL
  • Concomitant illness or requirement for chronic drug treatment that in the opinion of the Sponsor-Investigator creates unnecessary risks for gene transfer
  • AAV9 binding antibody titers > 1:400 as determined by ELISA immunoassay
  • for intrathecal injection procedure (e.g. spina bifida, meningitis, or clotting abnormalities)
  • Abnormal laboratory values in the range upon normal values in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Laboratory. (GGT > 78 U/L, ≥ 3.0 mg/dL , Creatinine ≥ 1.8 mg/dL, \< 8 or > 18 g/dL; WBC > 15,000 cells per mL)
  • Family does not want to disclose participant's study participation with primary care physician and other medical providers.
  • Bleeding disorder or any other medical conditions or circumstances in which intrathecal (IT) administration of the product or lumbar puncture (for collection of CSF) are contradicted according to local institutional policy
  • Two consecutive aminotransaminase liver tests >3 times the ) at screening
  • Contraindications for MRI scans (e.g., cardiac pacemaker, metal fragment or chip in the eye, aneurysm clip in the brain
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1 participant (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AAV9.SLC6A1 Gene Therapy

    Biological: AAV9.SLC6A1 Gene Therapy

Interventions

  • BiologicalAAV9.SLC6A1 Gene Therapy

    This is an open-label, single injection study of an AAV9 vector carrying the SLCA1 coding sequence delivered one time through an intrathecal injection.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Monitoring for the development of unacceptable toxicity.

    Unacceptable toxicity is defined as the occurrence of two or more unexpected Grade III or higher treatment-related toxicities that are at least possibly related to the product or procedure, as defined by CTCAE 5.0.

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change the Autism Diagnostic Schedule (ADOS), Module 3, scores from baseline to 3 years following gene therapy.

    Scores on the ADOS, Module 3, will be measured by a certified clinical evaluator.

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Change the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (VABS) scores from baseline to 3 years following gene therapy.

    Scores on the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (VABS) will be measured by a certified clinical evaluator.

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. Change the Child Behaviour Checklist scores from baseline to 3 years following gene therapy.

    Scores on the Child Behaviour Checklist will be measured by a certified clinical evaluator.

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Publications

  • Samanta D. SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Scoping Review of Clinical Features and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies. Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Jul;180:155-170. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.04.014. Epub 2026 May 5. PubMed 42173049 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Due to this being an N = 1 study, providing IPD publicly would likely deidentify the participant.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Aug 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2028, 36 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 8, 2025
First posted
Sep 15, 2025
StartActual
Aug 25, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Aug 25, 2028
CompletionEst.
Aug 25, 2030
Last update
Sep 15, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 15, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07173153
Lead sponsor
Emily de los Reyes
Responsible party
Emily de los Reyes (Principal Investigator, Nationwide Children's Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2025
Start date
Aug 25, 2025
Primary completion
Aug 25, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 25, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 15, 2025

Study contacts

Emily de los Reyes, MD
principal investigator · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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