The study is a single-cohort, interventional, open-label trial to evaluate long-term neurocognitive (NC) outcomes in children aged 4 to 5 years with phenylketonuria (PKU) treated with Kuvan® and Phenylalanine-restricted diet over a period of 7 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Kuvan® oral soluble tablet will be administered once daily along with Phenylalanine-restricted diet for a period of 7 years. Dosage of Kuvan® could range from 5 to 20 milligram per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day), as per Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).
Research site
Munich, Germany
Research site
Münster, Germany
Research site
Bologna, Italy
Research site - Bambino Gesu
Roma, Italy
Mean Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) Score of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)-IV
Time frame: Year 7
Height compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standards
Time frame: up to 7 years
Weight compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standards
Time frame: up to 7 years
Blood levels of tyrosine, tryptophan, pre-albumin and methylmalonic acid
Time frame: up to 7 years
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score and sub-scores such as, verbal IQ, performance IQ, Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) of Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)-III
Time frame: Baseline
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score and sub-scores such as verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed indexes and Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)-IV
Time frame: up to 7 years
Change from Baseline in FSIQ score at 2, 4 and 7 years
Time frame: Baseline, and Year 2, 4 and 7
Dietary Phenylalanine tolerance
Time frame: up to 7 years
Phenylalanine levels
Time frame: up to 7 years
Index of Dietary Control (IDC)
Time frame: up to 7 years
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Research site - La Sapienza
Roma, Italy
Research Site
Barcelona, Spain
Research site
Murcia, Spain
Research site
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Research site
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Research site
Bristol, United Kingdom
...and 2 more locations
Percentage of tablets taken to assess treatment compliance
Time frame: up to 7 years
Distribution of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) genotype
Time frame: Baseline
Number of subjects with Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events
Time frame: up to 7 years