Can weekly Finger-Prick tests improve PKU control?

NCT ID NCT07825883

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether measuring phenylalanine at home once a week, rather than once a month, helps adults with classic phenylketonuria keep their levels in a healthier range. The trial enrolls 36 adults aged 18 to 65 who follow a low-protein diet and use special amino acid supplements. Participants switch between weekly and monthly dried blood spot testing, and the study tracks changes in their phenylalanine levels over several months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
home dried blood spot phenylalanine monitoring
What this could lead to
If weekly home monitoring helps, it could give adults with PKU a clearer picture of how diet and treatment affect their phenylalanine levels and guide more personalized care.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study of 36 adults, so its results may not apply to everyone with PKU. More frequent finger-prick testing could also be inconvenient, and the trial may find no difference between weekly and monthly monitoring.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 36 people

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Started

Sep 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Informed consent to participate in the study 2. Male or female participants aged ≥18 and ≤65 years 3. Clinical diagnosis of classic phenylketonuria (PKU) documented in the medical history by at least 2 measurements of blood phenylalanine concentration ≥600 μmol/l and a predicted PAH enzyme activity \<1% (GPV), requiring treatment with a low-protein diet supplemented with special low-phenylalanine amino acid mixtures 4. Blood phenylalanine concentration in the range of 360-900 μmol/l during current therapy at the time of screening, and blood phenylalanine concentration in the range of 360-900 μmol/L during current treatment, based on the arithmetic mean of the last 3 Phe measurements from the participant's medical history (including the value from the screening) 5. Ability and willingness, in the investigator's opinion, to comply with all requirements of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patients who have not followed a phenylalanine (Phe)-restricted diet for 6 months prior to the start of the study or who are not willing to continue this diet 2. Phe concentration \> 900 μmol/L in any measurement taken within 6 months prior to the start of the study 3. Drug or alcohol abuse 4. A person who, in the investigator's opinion, is unable or unwilling to comply with the study requirements. Persons who are legally incapacitated will not be eligible to participate in the study 5. Current participation in another clinical trial or use of any experimental drug within 30 days prior to screening 6. Planning a pregnancy or being pregnant 7. Confirmed diagnosis of primary BH4 deficiency, documented by the presence of pathogenic mutations in both alleles of the following genes: 6-pyroyl-tetrahydrobiopterin synthase, recessive guanosine triphosphate (GTP) cyclohydrolase, sepiapterin reductase, dihydropteridine quinonoid reductase, or pterin 4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 8. Use of sapropterin, sepiapterin, or pegvaliaza concurrently or within 365 days prior to screening

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  • Department of Diabetology, Internal Medicine, and Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Diseases Clinic, University Hospital in Kraków

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    Krakow, 30-688, Poland

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