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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00986973
Date of registration: 28/09/2009
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Public title: Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) Findings in Patients With Phenylketonuria Before and After KUVAN Therapy PKU
Scientific title: A Pilot Study of FDG PET Findings in Patients With Phenylketonuria Before and After BH4 Supplementation
Date of first enrolment: March 2010
Target sample size: 6
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00986973
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Can Ficicioglu, MD, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,University of Pennsylvania
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females over the age of 18 years

2. Subject must be able to give independent informed consent

3. Girls must have a negative urine pregnancy test and must use an acceptable method of
contraception, including abstinence, a barrier method (diaphragm or condom),
Depo-Provera, or an oral contraceptive, for the duration of the study.

4. Subject must have a confirmed diagnosis of PKU

5. Subjects with Phenylalanine (Phe) levels over 10 mg/dL

6. Subjects naïve to KUVAN therapy or has not received KUVAN in the 6 months before
screening

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnancy

2. Cognitive deficits resulting from physical trauma (e.g. subject with history of severe
birth trauma).

3. Neurologic comorbidities including a history of a stroke or a seizure disorder.

4. Laboratory abnormalities that indicate clinically significant hepatic disease
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)> 2.0 times the upper limit of normal, Alanine
transaminase (ALT) > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal, Prothrombin Time (PT) > 2.0
times the upper limit of normal, Partial Thromboplastin Time(PTT) > 2.0 times the
upper limit of normal

5. Subjects using medications such as steroids, insulin and glucagons that may interfere
with the results of PET scan.

6. Subjects using medications that inhibit folate metabolism such as methotrexate

7. Subjects using medications known to affect nitric oxide-mediated vasorelaxation.

8. Subjects using Levodopa

9. Treatment with KUVAN in the past 6 months before study entry.

10. Treatment with any investigational product in the last 90 days before study entry



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Phenylketonuria
Intervention(s)
Drug: Sapropterin
Primary Outcome(s)
Plasma Phenylalanine Level (mg/dl) [Time Frame: Measurements were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Verbal Fluency Subtest (D-KEFS) [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) Delayed Recall [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Symbol-Digit Modalities Test (SMTD) [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT) [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)-Digit Span [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) Total Recall [Time Frame: Measures were obtained at the beginning and conclusion of each study period (baseline and 4 months)]
Secondary ID(s)
IRB 09-007154
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 12/05/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00986973
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