Rate of Progression in EYS Related Retinal Degeneration (Pro-EYS)

Rate of Progression in EYS Related Retinal Degeneration (Pro-EYS)

The overall goal of this project funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to characterize the natural history of disease progression in patients with EYS mutations in order to accelerate the development of outcome measures for clinical trials.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Eye Diseases; Retinitis Pigmentosa

Detailed Description

This natural history study of patients with EYS mutations will accelerate the development of outcome measures for clinical trials. Sensitive, reliable outcome measures of retinal degeneration will greatly facilitate development of treatments for retinitis pigmentosa due to EYS mutations. Together these approaches are expected to have an impact on understanding EYS-related retinal degeneration, developing experimental treatment protocols, and assessing their effectiveness.

The goals and expected impact of this natural history study are to:

1. Describe the natural history of retinal degeneration in patients with biallelic mutations in the EYS gene
2. Identify sensitive structural and functional outcome measures to use for future multicenter clinical trials in EYS-related retinal degeneration
3. Identify well-defined subpopulations for future clinical trials of investigative treatments for EYS-related retinal degeneration

Study Objectives

The primary objectives of the natural history study are to:

1. Characterize the natural history of retinal degeneration associated with biallelic pathogenic mutations in the EYS gene over 4 years, as measured using functional, structural, and patient-reported outcome measures
2. Investigate whether structural outcome measures can be validated as surrogates for functional outcomes in individuals with biallelic pathogenic mutations in the EYS gene
3. Evaluate possible risk factors (genotype, phenotype, environmental, and comorbidities) for progression of the outcome measures at 4 years in individual with biallelic pathogenic mutations in the EYS gene
4. Evaluate variability and symmetry of left and right eye outcomes over 4 years in individuals with biallelic pathogenic mutations in the EYS gene

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 107

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Toronto, Canada
    • Hospital for Sick Children
• Finland
  • Helsinki, Finland
    • Helsinki University Hospital
• France
  • Paris, France, 75012
    • Centre hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
• Germany
  • Tübingen, Germany
    • University of Tubingen
• Israel
  • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Hadassah Medical Center
• Netherlands
  • Nijmegen, Netherlands
    • Radboud University
• United States
  • California
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0344
      • University of California, San Francisco
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230
      • Colorado Retina Associates
  • Florida
    • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32607
      • Vitreo-Retinal Associates
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
      • University of Miami: Neuro-ophthalmology Department
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Emory Eye Center
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287-9277
      • Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
      • Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan
  • North Carolina
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
      • Duke University Eye Center
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
      • Oregon Health Science University Casey Eye Institute
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231
      • Retina Foundation of the Southwest
  • Wisconsin
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
      • University of Wisconsin-Madison: McPherson Eye Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Potential eligibility may be assessed as part of a routine care examination by an investigator prior to obtaining informed consent, as part of usual care, by referral from another physician, or self-referral.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Willing to participate in the study and able to communicate consent during the consent process
2. Ability to return for all study visits over 48 months
3. Age ≥ 18 years

4. Must meet one of the Genetic Screening Criteria, defined below:

   • Screening Group A: At least 2 disease-causing variants in the EYS gene which are homozygous or heterozygous in trans, based on a report from a clinically-certified lab (or a report from a research lab that has been pre- approved by the Genetics Committee)
   • Screening Group B: Only 1 disease-causing variant in the EYS gene, based on a report from a clinically-certified lab (or a report from a research lab which has been pre-approved by the Genetics Committee)
   • Screening Group C: At least 2 disease-causing variants in the EYS gene which are unknown phase, based on a report from a clinically-certified lab (or a report from a research lab which has been pre-approved by the Genetics Committee)

Note pertaining to all Screening Groups: if a participant has a variant(s) of unknown significance, he/she would still qualify as long as there is at least 1 disease-causing variant(s) on the EYS gene.

Ocular Inclusion Criteria:

Both eyes must meet all of the following:

1. Clinical diagnosis of retinal dystrophy
2. Clear ocular media and adequate pupil dilation to permit good quality photographic imaging

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Mutations in genes that cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP), X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP), or presence of biallelic mutations in autosomal recessive RP/retinal dystrophy genes other than EYS
2. Expected to enter experimental treatment trial at any time during this study
3. History of more than 1 year of cumulative treatment, at any time, with an agent associated with pigmentary retinopathy (including hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, thioridazine, and deferoxamine)

Ocular exclusion Criteria:

If either eye has any of the following, the participant is not eligible:

1. Current vitreous hemorrhage
2. Current or any history of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
3. Current or any history of (e.g., prior to cataract or refractive surgery) spherical equivalent of the refractive error worse than -8 Diopters of myopia
4. History of intraocular surgery (e.g., cataract surgery, vitrectomy, penetrating keratoplasty, or LASIK) within the last 3 months
5. Current or any history of confirmed diagnosis of glaucoma (e.g., based on glaucomatous VF changes or nerve changes, or history of glaucoma filtering surgery)
6. Current or any history of retinal vascular occlusion or proliferative diabetic retinopathy
7. History or current evidence of ocular disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may confound assessment of visual function

8. History or evidence of active treatment for retinitis pigmentosa that could affect the progression of retinal degeneration, including:

   1. Any use of ocular stem cell or gene therapy
   2. Any treatment with ocriplasmin
   3. Treatment with an ophthalmic oligonucleotide within the last 9 months (last treatment date is less than 9 months prior to Screening Visit date)
   4. Treatment with any other product within five times the expected half-life of the product (time from last treatment date to Screening Visit date is at least 5 times the half-life of the given product)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Vision Cohort 1; Participants with the better eye Screening Visit visual acuity ETDRS letter score of 54 or more [approximate Snellen equivalent 20/80 or better] and visual field diameter 10 degrees or more in every meridian of the central field
Vision Cohort 2; Participants with the better eye Screening Visit visual acuity ETDRS letter score of 19-53 [approximate Snellen equivalent 20/100 - 20/400] or (visual acuity ETDRS letter score of 54 or more [approximate Snellen equivalent 20/80 or better] and visual field diameter less than 10 degrees in any meridian of the central field)
Vision Cohort 3; Participants with the better eye Screening Visit visual acuity ETDRS letter score of 18 or less [approximate Snellen equivalent 20/500 or worse]

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Visual Field Sensitivity	Measured by static perimetry with topographic analysis (Hill of Vision) and assessed by a central reading center for cohorts 1 and 2.	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years)
Change in Best Corrected Visual Acuity	Measured on the Electronic Visual Acuity (EVA) system or ETDRS charts. Berkeley Rudimentary Vision Test (BRVT) will be used for patients unable to see letters.	Screening visit and every year until study completion (4 years) with the exception of baseline for cohorts 1 and 2. Screening visit and 48 month follow-up for cohort 3.
Change in Mean Retinal Sensitivity	Measured by fundus-guided microperimetry (MP) and assessed by a central reading center at selected sites with requisite equipment for cohorts 1 and 2.	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years).
Change in Full-field Retinal Sensitivity	Measured by full-field stimulus threshold (FST) testing to blue, white, and red stimuli	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years) for cohort 1 and 2. Baseline and 4 year follow-up for cohort 3.
Change in Best Corrected Low Luminance visual acuity	Measured by letter score	Screening visit and every year until study completion (4 years) with the exception of baseline for cohorts 1 and 2. Screening visit and 48 month follow-up for cohort 3.
Change in Contrast Sensitivity Function	Measured by the CSV-1000E VectorVision chart for cohorts 1 and 2.	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years).
Change in Retinal Function	Measured by full-field electroretinogram (ERG) amplitudes and timing in response to rod- and cone-specific stimuli for cohorts 1 and 2.	Baseline and 4 year follow-up visit.
Change in Ellipsoid zone (EZ) area	Measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and assessed by a central reading center	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years) for cohorts 1 and 2. Baseline and 4 year follow-up for cohort 3.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Explore Qualitative categorization of Fundus Autofluorescence (FAF) pattern	Assessed by a central reading center	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years) for cohorts 1 and 2. Baseline and 4 year follow-up for cohort 3.
Explore quantitative measures of FAF	assessed by a central reading center	Baseline and every year until study completion (4 years) for cohorts 1 and 2. Baseline and 4 year follow-up for cohort 3.

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Reported Outcomes for Vision Cohorts 1 and 2 (Vision Visual Functioning)	Measured by Veterans Affairs Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VA LV VFQ-48)	Baseline, 2 year follow-up, and 4 year follow-up visit
Patient Reported Outcomes for Vision Cohorts 1 and 2	Measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®-29)	Baseline, 2 year follow-up, and 4 year follow-up visit
Patient Reported Outcomes for Vision Cohort 3 (Vision Visual Functioning)	Measured by Ultra-Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (ULV-VFQ-50)	Baseline and 4 year follow-up visit
Patient Reported Outcomes for Vision Cohort 3	Measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®-29)	Baseline and 4 year follow-up visit

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Jaeb Center for Health Research
• Collaborators: Foundation Fighting Blindness
• Investigators: Study Chair: Mark Pennesi, MD, PhD, Division Chief, Ophthalmic Genetics Oregon Health & Science University

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Foundation Fighting Blindness Public Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 25, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): October 15, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 7, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 5, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Retinitis Pigmentosa; EYS mutation
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Retinal Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Eye Diseases, Hereditary; Retinal Dystrophies; Retinitis; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Eye Diseases; Retinal Degeneration
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pro-EYS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: A de-identified database is placed in the public domain on the FFB/Jaeb public website after the completion of each protocol and publication of the manuscript.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: After manuscript is published
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Users accessing data must enter an email address
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol; Informed Consent Form (ICF)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No