🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-27

Follow-up Gene Therapy Trial for the Treatment of X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Variants in the RPGR Gene (NCT04794101)

Phase 3 Follow-up Study of AAV5-hRKp.RPGR for the Treatment of X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Variants in the RPGR Gene

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

A clinical trial of AAV5-hRKp.RPGR vector for participants with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP)

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Shiley Eye Institute Jacobs Retina Center — La Jolla, California

Age range: 3 Years

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (28 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 28 sites.

  • Shiley Eye Institute Jacobs Retina Center — La Jolla, California
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California
  • Stanford Health Care — Palo Alto, California
  • VitreoRetinal Associates, PA — Gainesville, Florida
  • Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Univ of Michigan Medical Center — Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Duke Eye Center — Durham, North Carolina
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Retina Consultants of Houston — Bellaire, Texas
  • Ghent University Hospital — Ghent,
  • Hospital For Sick Children — Toronto, Ontario
  • Rigshospitalet Glostrup — Glostrup Municipality,
  • Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts — Paris,
  • Hadassah Medical Center — Jerusalem,
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi — Florence,
  • Ospedale San Paolo — Milan,
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Univ.- Università Degli studi della Campania - Luigi Vanvitelli — Naples,
  • IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia ONLUS — Rome,
  • VUMC Amsterdam — Amsterdam,
  • Radboudumc — Nijmegen,
  • Hosp Univ Fund Jimenez Diaz — Madrid,
  • University Hospital Basel, Eye Clinic/Institute of Molecular and Clinical — Basel,
  • Universite de Lausanne, Hopital ophtalmique Jules-Gonin — Lausanne,
  • NHS Lothian — Edinburgh,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗