PKU mystery: why do some patients thrive despite high phe levels?
NCT ID NCT07406009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels affect thinking, emotions, and daily functioning in adults with PKU. Researchers will ask 30 adults with PKU and their relatives to complete questionnaires. The goal is to understand why some people with high Phe levels have no major problems, while others do, so that future care can be more personalized.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study will be offered to all adult subjects and their close relatives who know the person well as part of the follow-up for PKU at the Centre de Référence des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme at the Nancy CHRU. This study will be offered to a second metabolic reference center.
- Ages
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18 to 59 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients : * Age ≥ 18 years and \< 59 years (age limit for ASEBA questionnaire) * Person being monitored for PKU / HMP * Relative living with the person * Person who has received full information on the organization of the research and has not objected to the use of this data * Compulsory membership of a social security scheme Relatives: * Age ≥ 18 years * Person who has received full information on the organization of the research and has not objected to the use of this data * Compulsory membership of a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or linguistic, physical or psychological incapacity to to participate in the study * Subjects under court protection * Subjects under guardianship or curatorship
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