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Active, not recruitingNCT07197294Updated Sep 29, 2025

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

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of nL-MAPK8-001 in Neurodevelopmental Disorder With or Without Variable Brain Abnormalities, sponsored by n-Lorem Foundation. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 5 Years to 5 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-29.

Sponsored by n-Lorem Foundation · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2025, registered Jul 2025).
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
5 Years to 5 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

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

Read the detailed description

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

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Conditions studied

  • Neurodevelopmental Disorder With or Without Variable Brain Abnormalities
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In context

Lead sponsor

n-Lorem Foundation is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
5 Years to 5 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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

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.
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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 (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Open Label

    Drug: nL-MAPK8-001

Interventions

  • DrugnL-MAPK8-001

    Personalized antisense oligonucleotide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  2. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  3. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  4. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  5. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  6. Motor Skills

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Seizure Onset

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  2. Seizure Onset

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  3. Respiratory Infections

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  4. Respiratory Infections

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  5. Sleep Quality

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  6. Quality of Life

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  7. Safety and Tolerability

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

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  8. Safety and Tolerability

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

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

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

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

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

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

Other outcomes

  1. Communication

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  2. Communication

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  3. Communication

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  4. Swallow function

    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.

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  5. Swallow Function

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

  6. Swallow Function

    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)

    Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Columbia University
    New York, New York 10032, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 29, 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
NCT07197294
Lead sponsor
n-Lorem Foundation
Collaborators
Columbia University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 29, 2025
Start date
Feb 24, 2025
Primary completion
Feb 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 29, 2025

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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