Status:

WITHDRAWN

Neuroimaging and Neurocognitive Assessment and Response to Sapropterin Dihydrochloride Treatment in Phenylketonuria

Lead Sponsor:

Children's National Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Georgetown University

Conditions:

PKU

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators will use different types of brain imaging (MRI) in patients with Phenylketonuria (PKU) who are currently not on a strict diet to test the hypothesis that there is improvement in brai...

Detailed Description

We plan to enroll 36 subjects with PKU. They will all be counseled to follow the PKU diet. They will be randomized to receive Kuvan. We will plan to enroll 12 in the diet alone group and 24 in the Kuv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with PKU identified on Newborn screening and with phe concentration \>12mg/dl on the newborn screen
  • Baseline phe level at study enrollment \> 20 mg/dl (this is the level required for inclusion in the study, regardless of the level used to make diagnosis)
  • Age range: 18-45 years
  • Able to comply with neuroimaging without requiring sedation (typically requires IQ over 65). The IQ will be checked with the WASI (Weschler Adult scales of intelligence) before determining eligibility
  • Able to undergo neuroimaging safely (i.e. without presence of ferromagnetic devices)
  • Subject has ability to follow instructions in English
  • Female of childbearing age who is sexually active agrees to urine pregnancy test
  • Availability to come to Washington, DC to participate in this study

Exclusion

  • Age range \<18 or \>45 years
  • Inability to comply with neuroimaging without the use of sedation (low IQ or claustrophobic)
  • Presence of ferromagnetic device(s) that preclude safe imaging including cardiac pacemaker, neural pacemaker, surgical clips in the brain or blood vessels, surgically implanted metal plates, screws or pins, cochlear implants or metal objects in their body
  • Pregnant female or breastfeeding at screening or planning to become pregnant at any time during the study.
  • Baseline phe \< 20 mg/dl
  • Currently on Kuvan
  • History of substance abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01412437

Start Date

April 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

December 17 2014

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Children's Research Institute

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

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