Your genes could guide safer drug doses
NCT ID NCT05508763
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether using a genetic test to guide medication dosing can reduce serious side effects. Researchers will compare 2000 patients who receive genetically tailored dosing against those receiving standard care. Participants will report any side effects over one year. The goal is to see if this personalized approach makes common drugs safer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A genetic test that checks 14 genes involved in drug processing, used to guide medication dosing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make common medications safer by matching doses to each person's genetic makeup, reducing severe side effects.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and large, but genetic testing may not always predict side effects, and implementing it in routine care could be challenging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients of 18 years of age or older that participate in medication verification in the LUMC are eligible to participate.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of informed consent (IC) prior to any study specific procedures. * Be aged ≥18 * A venapunction as part of routine treatment * Receive a medication verification interview * Be able and willing to be followed-up for at least one year Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactating * Previous participation in the PREPARE trial (NCT03093818, NL60069.058.16)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, South Holland, 2333ZA, Netherlands
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