Randomized, Controlled, Open-label, Multicenter, Safety and Efficacy Study of rhHNS Administration Via an IDDD in Pediatric Patients With Early Stage MPS IIIA Disease

Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study.

1. The presence of significant non-MPS IIIA related CNS impairment or behavioral disturbances that would confound the scientific integrity or interpretation of study assessments, as determined by the Investigator.

2. The presence of at least one S298P mutation in SGSH, associated with attenuated disease OR there is documentation of the S298P mutation in a sibling affected by MPS IIIA, provided parental consent is obtained to use this information.

3. The presence of relatively attenuated MPS IIIA disease in an older sibling, defined as preservation of any speech beyond the age of 10 years.

4. Visual or hearing impairment sufficient, in the clinical judgment of the investigator, to preclude cooperation with neurodevelopmental testing. Use of hearing aids is permitted.

5. In the opinion of the Investigator, the patient is assessed as having an unacceptably high risk for anesthesia due to airway compromise, drug hypersensitivity, or other conditions (such as neuroleptic malignant syndrome, malignant hyperthermia, or other anesthesia-related concerns).

6. The patient has a history of poorly controlled seizure disorder.

7. The patient is currently receiving psychotropic or other medications, which in the Investigator's opinion would be likely to substantially confound test results.

8. The patient has a history of bleeding disorder or is unable to abstain from medications that, in the opinion of the investigator, place them at risk of bleeding following surgery or LP.

9. The patient participated in a clinical trial of another investigational medicinal product, within the 30 days prior to the study (or within 5 elimination half lives of the investigational product), or is currently enrolled in another study that involves an investigational drug or device. NOTE: Nutritional supplements, including genistein are permitted if they are taken or administered outside the context of a formal investigation.

10. The patient has received a hematopoietic stem cell or bone marrow transplant, or gene therapy.

11. The patient has a condition that is contraindicated as described in the SOPH-A-PORT Mini S-IDDD

12. The patient's parent(s) or patient's legally authorized representative(s) is/are unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study, or do/does not agree to comply with the protocol defined schedule of assessments.

13. The patient is unable to comply with the protocol (eg, has a clinically relevant medical condition making implementation of the protocol difficult, unstable social situation, or otherwise unlikely to complete the study) or is, in the opinion of the Investigator, otherwise unsuited for the study.

14. The patient has any item (braces, tattoos, etc.) which would exclude the patient from being able to undergo MRI according to local Institutional Policy, or the patient has any other situation that would exclude the patient from undergoing any other procedure required in this study.

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