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Retinal Dystrophies: early-phase trial registry

6 of 11 indexed Retinal Dystrophies trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

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11 US clinical trials · 6 currently recruiting · #1,577 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Retinal Dystrophies: 11 US clinical trials tracked, 6 recruiting.

Retinal Dystrophies is the subject of 11 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 6 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 5 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is PYC Therapeutics, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition retinal-dystrophies

OPEN 6 | RECR 55% | LATE 0 | EARLY 5 | RANK #1577 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma (55% recruiting · 11 trials)

Acute Pancreatitis81.8%Retinal Dystrophies (this)55%Acute Stroke45.5%Acquired Brain Injury36.4%Acute Lung Injury9.1%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Retinal Dystrophies

Retinal Dystrophies lists 6 open slots (55% of 11 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Retinal Dystrophies on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Retinal Dystrophies is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    6 of 11 indexed trials (54.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Retinal Dystrophies research.

    PYC Therapeutics accounts for 3 of 11 trials (27.3%). 8 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Retinal Dystrophies trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 22 among the 11 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 9 of those (81.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Retinal Dystrophies splits between interventional and observational designs.

    7 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (63.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 14Phase 21

Open and recent trials

11 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

EyeConic: Qualification for Cone-Optogenetics

Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel

NCT05294978

RECRUITING 120 participants

Observational Study to Assess Endpoint Operational Feasibility & Measurement Properties in Patients with Retinal Degeneration

Ray Therapeutics

NCT06375239

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

SS-HH-OCT as a Novel Diagnostic Modality for Early-Onset Retinal Dystrophies (EORDs)

Duke University

NCT06177977

RECRUITING Phase 1 16 participants

A Repeat-Dose, Open-Label, Two Arm Safety and Efficacy Study of Two Doses of VP-001 Administered Intravitreally in Participants With Confirmed PRPF31 Mutation-Associated Retinal Dystrophy, Including Participants Previously Treated With VP001

PYC Therapeutics

NCT06852963

RECRUITING Phase 1 15 participants

The Effects of Disulfiram (Antabuse®) on Visual Acuity in Patients With Retinal Degeneration

University of Rochester

NCT06319872

RECRUITING Phase 1 12 participants

MAD of IVT VP-001 in PRPF31 Mutation-Associated Retinal Dystrophy Subjects (Wallaby)

PYC Therapeutics

NCT06455826

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 50 participants

Natural History of PRPF31 Mutation-Associated Retinal Dystrophy

PYC Therapeutics

NCT05573984

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 18 participants

Non-Interventional Long Term Follow-up Study of Participants Previously Enrolled in the RESTORE Study

Nanoscope Therapeutics

NCT06162585

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 11 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of QR-1123 in Subjects With Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to the P23H Mutation in the RHO Gene

ProQR Therapeutics

NCT04123626

COMPLETED Phase 2 27 participants

Efficacy and Safety of MCO-010 Optogenetic Therapy in Adults With Retinitis Pigmentosa [RESTORE]

Nanoscope Therapeutics

NCT04945772

COMPLETED NA 22 participants

Optical Head-Mounted Display Technology for Low Vision Rehabilitation

University of Michigan

NCT02983305

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 4
Phase 2 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Retinal Dystrophies records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

VP-001 Drug
2 trials
Head-Mounted Display Device
1 trials
Sham Injection Procedure
1 trials
Gene Therapy Product-MCO-010 Biological
1 trials
Gene Therapy product-MCO-010 Biological
1 trials
QR-1123 Drug
1 trials
Oral disulfiram Drug
1 trials
SS-HH-OCT Device
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Retinal Dystrophies trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Florida 7 trials
Texas 6 trials
California 5 trials
Oregon 4 trials
Michigan 4 trials
North Dakota 2 trials
Pennsylvania 1 trials
New York 1 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Retinal Dystrophies page

11 registered trials, 6 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 6 Retinal Dystrophies trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • PYC Therapeutics sponsors the most Retinal Dystrophies trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See PYC Therapeutics's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Retinal Dystrophies condition card totals 11 registered trials; most-linked intervention VP-001; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.