Status:

COMPLETED

Kuvan Therapy in Phenylketonuria (PKU): The Effect of Blood Phenylalanine Concentration on Kuvan Response

Lead Sponsor:

University of Miami

Conditions:

Phenylketonuria

Eligibility:

All Genders

4+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The investigators will investigate the effect of blood phenylalanine on Kuvan responsiveness in the same patients with PKU when their blood phenylalanine concentrations are altered by diet. Lowering ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • all patients with a diagnosis of phenylketonuria
  • patients who are over the age of 4 years,
  • patients with a fasting blood phenylalanine ≥600µmol/l

Exclusion

  • female patients who are pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
  • children under four years of age
  • Concurrent disease of condition that would interfere with study participation or safety such as history of neurological compromise or major medical, psychiatric or learning disorder unrelated to PKU
  • Any condition that, in the view of the Investigators, places subject at high risk of poor treatment compliance or of not completing the study
  • Use of L-Dopa, methotrexate, or other drugs that may inhibit folate metabolism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 19 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00841100

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

July 19 2011

Last Update

December 3 2019

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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136