A Phase 3 Trial for Intravitreal Injection of 4D-150 in Adults With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).
Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
What this study involves
The registry says this study is recruiting. Individual locations may have different availability.
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Age range
- 18 years - Not specified
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Participants
- 514 Estimated
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Durability of a Single Intravitreal Injection of 4D-150 versus Aflibercept in Adults with Diabetic Macular Edema (4SIGHT)
Who may be able to participate?
The list below is the sponsor’s full registry wording. It can include conditions, prior treatment, test results and other requirements. A match in search does not mean you qualify.
5.2 Inclusion Criteria
Individuals eligible to participate in the trial must meet the following inclusion criteria:
General Inclusion Criteria
1. Signed informed consent before any protocol-specified assessment is performed
2. Ability and willingness to comply with the protocol-specified procedures (including IVT injection) and visits, in the Investigator's judgment
3. ≥18 years of age at time of signing informed consent
4. Documented diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2)
5. WOCBP must agree to use highly effective contraception from the time of informed consent, through duration of trial participation
6. Agree to use a barrier method (e.g., condom) during intercourse for 3 months after Day 1 to prevent fluid transmission; sexually active males should not father a child or donate sperm during this period Ocular Inclusion Criteria
7. Macular thickening secondary to DME involving the center of the fovea (confirmed by the Reading Center) in the study eye
8. Study eye amenable to IVT injection identified
9. Presence of intraretinal fluid and/or subretinal fluid secondary to DME
10. Decreased visual acuity attributable primarily to DME, as determined by the Investigator
11. Demonstrated clinical response to aflibercept and functional stability in the study eye
Exclusion Criteria: Individuals who meet any of the following exclusion criteria will not be eligible to participate:
Ocular Condition
1. Macular conditions other than DME
2. History or presence of moderate Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy or worse
3. History of retinal detachment in the study eye
4. History or presence of active inflammation or infection in either eye
5. History or presence of low Intraocular Pressure
6. Uncontrolled glaucoma or intraocular hypertension
Ocular Treatments/Interventions:
7. Any prior concomitant treatment for DME
8. History of prior significant ocular surgery or treatment
9. Any prior investigational drug, agent, device, or gene therapy
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Random assignment
- Masking
- Quadruple masked
4D-150 IVT (3x10^10 vg/eye)
Not reported in this registry record.
Biological: 4D-150 IVT (3x10^10 vg)
Active Comparator (AFLB) 2mg IVT
Not reported in this registry record.
Biological: EYELEA ® (aflibercept) Injection 2 mg (0.05mL)
4D-150 IVT (3x10^10 vg) BIOLOGICAL
If randomized to the 4D-150 treatment arm, 4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1
EYELEA ® (aflibercept) Injection 2 mg (0.05mL) BIOLOGICAL
EYLEA ® (aflibercept) will be administered at applicable visits
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Mean change from baseline in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study best-corrected visual acuity letter score at Week 52
Time frame: 52 weeks
The minimum and maximum values are: 0 to 100 The higher the value the better the result
Secondary measures
Mean annualized number of aflibercept injections after Week 4 through Week 52
Time frame: Week 4 through Week 52
Minimum 0 maximum 12 One injection per visit, one visit every four weeks
Proportion of participants with a ≥ 2-step improvement from baseline in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (ETDRS-DRSS) at Week 52
Time frame: 52 weeks
ETDRS-DRSS is a visual acuity test Results are analyzing using a generalized estimating equations model
Review the complete result tables and limitations in the official record.
Open official results ↗Research locations (94)
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94 locations
Research Network ArizonaScottsdale, Arizona, United StatesRecruiting
The Retina PartnersEncino, California, United StatesRecruiting
Retina Consultants of Orange CountyFullerton, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Associates of Southern CaliforniaHuntington Beach, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retinal Consultants Medical Group Inc.Sacramento, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Consultants San DiegoSan Diego, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Institute of New EnglandSan Mateo, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Bay Area Retina Associates - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, California, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Specialists of Colorado - AuroraAurora, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
Retina Consultants of Southern Colorado P.C.Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Southwest Retina ConsultantsDurango, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
Coastal Eye- GreenwichGreenwich, Connecticut, United StatesRecruiting
Retina Institute of New England, PCWaterford, Connecticut, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Group of FloridaFort Lauderdale, Florida, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Florida Retina InstituteOrlando, Florida, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retinal Specialty InstitutePensacola, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute (FLEI)-PlantationPlantation, Florida, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Vitreous Associates of FloridaTampa, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Retina Associates, Ltd.Elmhurst, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
University Retina and Macula Associates, PC - LemontLemont, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
Illinois Retina AssociatesOak Park, Illinois, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Springfield ClinicSpringfield, Illinois, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Midwest Eye InstituteCarmel, Indiana, United StatesNot yet recruiting
The Retina Group of WashingtonChevy Chase, Maryland, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Cumberland Valley Retina ConsultantsHagerstown, Maryland, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Mid Atlantic Retina SpecialistHagerstown, Maryland, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Mississippi Retina AssociatesMadison, Mississippi, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Deep Blue Retina Clinical Research, PLLCSouthaven, Mississippi, United StatesRecruiting
The Retina InstituteSt Louis, Missouri, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Sierra Eye AssociatesReno, Nevada, United StatesRecruiting
Envision Ocular, LLCBloomfield, New Jersey, United StatesRecruiting
NJ RetinaEdison, New Jersey, United StatesNot yet recruiting
NYU Langone HealthNew York, New York, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY, PCNew York, New York, United StatesRecruiting
Vitreoretinal Consultants of New York (VRCNY)Westbury, New York, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Asheville Eye Associates - Retina DivisionAsheville, North Carolina, United StatesRecruiting
North Carolina Retina Associates - Cary OfficeCary, North Carolina, United StatesNot yet recruiting
North Carolina Retina Associates- Wake ForestWake Forest, North Carolina, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Associates of ClevelandMiddleburg Heights, Ohio, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Vitreous CenterEdmund, Oklahoma, United StatesRecruiting
EyeHealth NorthwestPortland, Oregon, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Mid Atlantic RetinaBethlehem, Pennsylvania, United StatesWithdrawn
Mid Atlantic Retina - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Consultants of South CarolinaBluffton, South Carolina, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Charleston Neuroscience Institute, LLCCharleston, South Carolina, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Black Hills Regional Eye InstituteRapid City, South Dakota, United StatesRecruiting
Tennessee RetinaNashville, Tennessee, United StatesNot yet recruiting
West Texas Retina ConsultantsAbilene, Texas, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Austin Research Center for RetinaAustin, Texas, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Austin Retina AssociatesAustin, Texas, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Austin Clinical ResearchAustin, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Texas Retina AssociateDallas, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Texas Retina CenterHouston, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Retina Consultants of Texas - KatyKaty, Texas, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Retina Consultants of TexasThe Woodlands, Texas, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Tyler Retina ConsultantsTyler, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
The Retina Group of WashingtonFairfax, Virginia, United StatesRecruiting
Piedmont Eye CenterLynchburg, Virginia, United StatesRecruiting
Eye Clinic of WisconsinWausau, Wisconsin, United StatesRecruiting
Beijing Tongren HospitalBeijing, ChinaNot yet recruiting
The Second Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchun, ChinaNot yet recruiting
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangsha, ChinaNot yet recruiting
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical UniversityHaerbin, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Zhejiang Provincial People's HospitalHangzhou, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Zhengzhou Second Peoples HospitalJinan, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhou, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Nanchang University Affiliated Eye HospitalNanchang, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Fudan University - Eye & ENT HospitalShanghai, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Shanghai First People's HospitalShanghai, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences - Shanxi Bethune HospitalTaiyuan, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceTaizhou, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Tianjin Medical University Eye HospitalTianjin, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Weifang Eye HospitalWeifang, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Huazhong University of Science and Technology-Tongji Medical College-The Central Hospital of WuhanWuhan, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Wuhan University Renmin Hospital (Hubei General Hospital)Wuhan, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's HospitalZhengzhou, ChinaNot yet recruiting
Kozawa Eye Hospital and Diabetes CenterMito, Ibaraki, JapanNot yet recruiting
Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center (Hyogo AGMC)Amagasaki-shi, JapanNot yet recruiting
Hayashi Eye HospitalFukuoka, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kyushu University HospitalFukuoka, JapanNot yet recruiting
Fukushima Medical University HospitalFukushima, JapanNot yet recruiting
Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical CenterHachioji-shi, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kagoshima University HospitalKagoshima, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kagawa University HospitalKita-Gun, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kobe City Eye HospitalKobe, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kyoto University HospitalKyoto, JapanNot yet recruiting
Kyorin University - Kyorin University Hospital - MitakaMitaka-shi, JapanNot yet recruiting
University of Miyazaki HospitalMiyazaki, JapanNot yet recruiting
Nagoya University HospitalNagoya, JapanNot yet recruiting
Toho University Sakura Medical CenterSakura-shi, JapanNot yet recruiting
Juntendo University HospitalTokyo, JapanNot yet recruiting
National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical CenterTokyo, JapanNot yet recruiting
Emanuelli Research & Development Center, LLC (ERD)Arecibo, Puerto RicoNot yet recruiting
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- 4D Molecular Therapeutics
- Study start
- Sep 18, 2026 Actual
- Primary completion
- 2029-01 Estimated
- Study completion
- 2030-01 Estimated
- First posted
- Oct 9, 2026 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
Official study title
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Durability of a Single Intravitreal Injection of 4D-150 Versus Aflibercept in Adults With Diabetic Macular Edema (4SIGHT)
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Retrieved: Nov 11, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026
