New CF drug safety check: will VTD be safer for those who struggled with previous treatment?
NCT ID NCT06683092
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 200 people with cystic fibrosis (ages 6 and up) who had mental health or liver issues while taking the drug elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) and had to stop or change it. They will now start a newer triple therapy called vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (VTD). Researchers will track side effects through daily diaries, surveys, and liver tests for up to a year to see if VTD is better tolerated.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (VTD)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand how to safely use VTD in people with CF who have had mental health or liver problems from other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test if VTD works, only monitor side effects. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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
Female and male people with CF ages 6 and older who are not able to tolerate the standard dose of ETI due to either new/worsening mental health symptoms and/or drug-induced liver injury.
- Ages
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6 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: RETRIAL-Mental Health: * PWCF age 6 years and up (if age is \< 12 years old, the PWCF's caregiver will complete daily diaries and surveys; see "Caregiver Participant Inclusion Criteria" below) * Eligible for VTD and intending to take it * Experienced new or worsening mental health symptoms after initiating ETI, which led to one of the following changes in treatment to currently taking: 1. No modulators 2. A modulator other than ETI 3. A flipped dose of ETI 4. A reduced dose of ETI * Willing to delay first VTD dose for short period of time to complete the Baseline assessments * Has access to a smart device (phone, tablet, etc.) capable of receiving messages with survey links * Is English-speaking. RETRIAL-LIVER: * A person with CF age 6 years and up * Eligible for VTD and intending to take it * Experienced drug-induced liver injury (as defined by local care team) after initiating ETI, which led to one of the following changes in treatment to currently taking: 1. no modulators; or 2. a modulator other than ETI; or 3. a reduced or altered dose of ETI; * Willing to delay first VTD dose for short period of time to complete the Baseline assessments * Has access to a smart device (phone, tablet, etc.) capable of receiving messages with survey links * Is English-speaking. Exclusion Criteria: RETRIAL-Mental Health: * Cannot access VTD * Currently, or prior history of, taking VTD * Unable or unwilling to follow protocol * If \<12 years old, having another \<12-year-old person in the same household consented into the study * Is actively listed on any transplant list, or within 3 months post-transplant surgery * Is currently pregnant (test not required) * Anticipated change in CF Care Centers in the next 6 months * Any situation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. RETRIAL-LIVER: * Cannot access VTD * Currently, or prior history of, taking VTD * Unable or unwilling to follow protocol * If \<12 years old, having another \<12-year-old person in the same household consented into the study * Any severe, decompensated liver disease (e.g. Child-Pugh, Class C) * Is actively listed on any transplant list, or within 3 months post-transplant surgery (any organ), or history of liver transplant * Is currently pregnant (test not required) * Anticipated change in CF Care Centers in the next 6 months * Any situation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. Caregiver Participant: Inclusion Criteria: * Is a primary, daily caregiver of a person with CF under the age of 12 enrolled in the study * Has access to smart device (phone, tablet, etc.) capable of receiving messages with survey links * Is able to read and complete surveys and Daily Diary in English. Exclusion Criteria: \- Any situation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
18 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGBloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Kansas University Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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National Jewish Health
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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Nemours Children's
RECRUITINGWilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Nemours Children's
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Nemours Children's
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32827, United States
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Nemours Children's
RECRUITINGPensacola, Florida, 32514, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Washington University at St. Louis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
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