Safety and Efficacy of Emixustat in Stargardt Disease (SeaSTAR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03772665 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 11, 2018
Last Update Posted : July 1, 2022
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The purpose of this study is to determine if emixustat hydrochloride reduces the rate of progression of macular atrophy compared to placebo in subjects with Stargardt disease.
Funding Source -- FDA OOPD
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stargardt Disease | Drug: Emixustat Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 194 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This is a multicenter, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of emixustat compared to placebo in subjects who have Macular Atrophy secondary to Stargardt disease. |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Double-Masked |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Emixustat Hydrochloride With Placebo for the Treatment of Macular Atrophy Secondary to Stargardt Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 7, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 13, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 23, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Emixustat
10 mg
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Drug: Emixustat
Once daily oral tablet taken for 24 months
Other Name: emixustat hydrochloride |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Includes identical tablets with only inactive ingredients (0 mg).
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Drug: Placebo
Once daily oral tablet taken for 24 months |
- Mean rate of change in total area of macular atrophy, as measured by fundus autofluorescence (FAF) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by common terminology for adverse events v5.0 [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean rate of change in retinal sensitivity as measured by microperimetry [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean change in contrast sensitivity [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean change in reading speed [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean change in best-corrected Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity letter score [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best visual acuity.
- Mean rate of change in total area of decreased autofluorescence on FAF [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean rate of change in area of ellipsoid zone loss on optical coherence tomography (OCT) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean change from baseline in mean outer nuclear layer thickness on OCT [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Mean change in patient assessment of how vision affects their ability to perform everyday tasks, using the Visual Function Questionnaire 25-item (VFQ-25) composite score [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 representing better ability
- Mean change in patient assessment of the ability to perform reading activities independently, using the Functional Reading Independence Index (FRII) score [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Score ranges from 0 to 4, with 4 representing higher independence
- Mean change in patient assessment of general health, using the EQ-5D-5L (a 5-dimension, 5-level, generic measure of health) index value [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Values range from 0 to 1, with 1 representing better health

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- A clinical diagnosis of macular atrophy secondary to Stargardt disease (STGD)
- Macular atrophy measured to fall within a defined size range
- Two mutations of the ABCA4 gene. If only one mutation, a typical STGD appearance of the retina.
- Visual acuity in the study eye of at least 20/320
Exclusion Criteria:
- Macular atrophy secondary to a disease other than STGD
- Mutations of genes, other than ABCA4, that are associated with retinal degeneration
- Surgery in the study eye in the past 3 months
- Prior participation in a gene therapy or stem cell clinical trial for STGD
- Recent participation in a clinical trial for STGD evaluating a complement inhibitor or vitamin A derivative
- Use of certain medications in the past 4 weeks that might interfere with emixustat
- An abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Certain abnormalities on laboratory blood testing
- Female subjects who are pregnant or nursing

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03772665

Study Director: | Jeff Gregory, MD | VP of Clinical Development, Acucela |
Responsible Party: | Kubota Vision Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03772665 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
4429-301 R01FD006849 ( U.S. FDA Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | December 11, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 1, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Stargardt Disease STGD ABCA4 |
Stargardt Disease Macular Degeneration Eye Diseases, Hereditary Eye Diseases |
Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn |