Could a potato reveal how your body handles medicines?
NCT ID NCT07817030
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying whether solanidine, a compound naturally found in potatoes, can serve as a simple marker for the activity of CYP2D6, an enzyme that breaks down many common drugs. Thirty healthy adults aged 18 to 40 will eat a standardized potato-rich meal and receive a single low dose of yohimbine, a drug already used to measure CYP2D6 activity. By comparing blood levels of solanidine and its breakdown products with yohimbine results and each person's genetic profile, the team aims to see if solanidine can reliably predict how fast someone processes certain medicines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- solanidine, a natural compound found in potatoes, compared with a single low dose of yohimbine
- What this could lead to
- If solanidine proves reliable, doctors could one day use a simple potato meal to check how quickly a person processes many common medicines, helping tailor doses.
- What could go wrong
- This small study in healthy young adults may not reflect how solanidine behaves in older people or those with illness. The potato meal approach could prove too variable for routine use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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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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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 40 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: 1. individuals of both biological sexes, assigned as women or men at birth 2. age: ≥ 18 and ≤ 40 years 3. possesses the ability to understand the study purpose and design 4. contractually capable and provides signed informed consent form 5. in good general health or with mild and/or well-managed conditions such as allergies, asthma, hypertension or orthopedic diseases 6. taking no more than three chronic medications 7. ability to maintain and record a detailed dietary protocol focusing on the consumption of potato-based products for the specified duration of the study 8. individuals classified as either ultrarapid metabolizers (UM), extensive metabolizers (EM), low intermediate metabolizers (LIM) or poor metabolizers (PM) based on their CYP2D6 genotype: Poor Metabolizer (PM, Gen-Score 0): homozygous or compound heterozygous for CYP2D6 \*3, CYP2D6 \*4, CYP2D6\*5, CYP2D6 \*6 Low Intermediate Metabolizer (LIM, Gen-Score 0,25 or 0,5): Homozygous or compound heterozygous for CYP2D6 \*9, \*10, \*41 or compound heterozygous with one allele of CYP2D6 \*3, CYP2D6 \*4, CYP2D6\*5, or CYP2D6\*6 and one allele of CYP2D6 \*17 (0,5) or CYP2D6 \*9, \*10, or \*41 (0,25) Extensive Metabolizer (EM, Gene-Score 2): homozygous or compound heterozygous for CYP2D6 \*1, CYP2D6 \*2, CYP2D6\*35 Ultrarapid Metabolizer (UM, Gen-Score ≥ 3): homozygous or compound heterozygous for CYP2D6 \*1, CYP2D6 \*2, CYP2D6\*35 with at least one allele duplicated or multiplied Exclusion Criteria: 1. BMI \> 30 kg/m2 and \< 18 kg/m2 2. body weight \< 48 kg 3. women: known pregnancy or lactation period; positive urine pregnancy test at screening or kinetic visit 4. men: hemoglobin \< 13 g/dl (8,07 mmol/l) women: hemoglobin \< 12 g/dl (7,45 mmol/l) 5. elevated liver function tests (1 or more of ALAT, ASAT, yGT, Bilirubin \> 2x ULN) 6. reduced renal function (eGFRMDRD \< 60 mL/min/1,7 m2) 7. QTcF \> 450 ms in screening ECG 8. current or recent psychiatric disorders requiring treatment including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis or severe anxiety disorders 9. drug dependency at the time of visit 10. use of recreational drugs more than twice a week 11. intake of drugs interfering with CYP2D6 during the past seven days 12. any known hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to yohimbine 13. intake of yohimbine within 48 hours prior to study participation 14. history of hypersensitivity or allergy to potatoes or nightshade vegetables 15. intake of potato-containing meals during the three days before and after eating the potato-rich test meal 16. history of severe hypersensitivity reactions and/or anaphylaxis 17. poor venous conditions that make it impossible to place a peripheral venous catheter and regularly draw blood through it 18. engagement in extreme physical activity within 48 hours prior to study participation
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University Medicine Greifswald
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany
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