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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01617070
Date of registration: 08/06/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Southern California
Public title: Effects of Kuvan on Melatonin Secretion
Scientific title: Pilot Study to Evaluate Melatonin Secretion as a Marker of Decreased Serotonin in Individuals With PKU: Evaluation of the CNS Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin
Date of first enrolment: May 2012
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01617070
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Shoji Yano, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  USC Keck School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, Genetics Division
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult English-speaking patients who have confirmed PKU, and have tolerated Kuvan
therapy at 20 mg/kg/day in the past, and are currently on the LNAA supplements will be
considered as candidates for the study.

- Subjects must be able to stop LNAA therapy for 4 weeks.

- This will be determined by the subjects themselves, based on their past personal
experiences.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Individuals who have never taken Kuvan, who have never been on LNAA therapy, who are
under the age of 18, or who do not speak English will be excluded.

- Subjects who cannot stop LNAA therapy for 4 weeks will be excluded.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Large Neutral Amino Acid Therapy
Drug: Kuvan
Primary Outcome(s)
Urine 6-sulfatoxymelatonin at the End of 4 Weeks [Time Frame: measured every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks]
Urine Dopamine at the End of 4 Weeks [Time Frame: measured every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks]
Serum Melatonin at the End of 4 Weeks [Time Frame: measured every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
USC Kuvan Melatonin
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 18/11/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01617070
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