Sapropterin on Cognitive Abilities in Young Adults With Phenylketonuria (SIGNAL)

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Status and phase

Terminated

Phase 2

Conditions

Phenylketonuria

Treatments

Drug: Placebo

Drug: Sapropterin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01977820

EMR 700773-004

2010-024311-13 (EudraCT Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a Phase 2a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, 2-arm pilot trial designed to assess the effect of sapropterin on cognitive abilities in young adults with Phenylketonuria (PKU) over a 26-week treatment period.

Enrollment

2 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 29 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Written informed consent given before any trial-related activities are carried out
Women or men with documented PKU diagnosed by at least two phenylalanine levels equal or greater than 600 micromole per liter (mcmol/L)
For women of childbearing potential: a negative urine pregnancy test is required at screening and willingness to use a highly effective method of contraception is required during the study and follow-up periods
Aged greater than or equal to (>=) 18 to 29 years, inclusive
Mean blood phenylalanine levels 600 to 1000 mcmol/L during 12 months preceding inclusion in the study. The mean should be calculated from at least 3 blood phenylalanine values over the last 12 months. Screening blood phenylalanine level can be one of these values. There should be at least one value dated between Month -12 and -6 before Screening and at least one value dated between Month -6 and Screening
An intelligence quotient (IQ) score greater than or equal to 85, assessed a maximum of 2 years before screening with an age-appropriate Wechsler scale. If no IQ test result is available, IQ testing must be performed as part of Screening using an age-appropriate Wechsler scale before the subject can be included
Subjects willing to comply with all study procedures, including willingness to continue current dietary recommendations during the whole trial duration

Exclusion criteria

Subjects with tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency
Previous exposure to sapropterin or BH4 for greater than 30 days (or exposure to sapropterin or BH4 for less than or equal to 30 days but within the previous 6 months prior to Screening visit)
Subjects who, according to the Investigator, will not be able to comply with study procedures and computerized neuropsychological testing
Any significant illness which, according to the Investigator, might preclude participation in the study (including neurological disease, cardio-vascular disease, history of seizure, predisposition to convulsions, renal or hepatic insufficiency, and active malignancy)
Any significant illness, medication or substance abuse which, according to the Investigator, might affect cognitive function and cognitive testing (for example, significant visual or motor impairment, history of major head trauma, history of stroke, alcoholism, drug dependency, psychological disorder requiring chronic use of psychotropic medications such as anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotic medication, mood stabilizers, and hypnotics)
Concomitant forbidden medication as described in the Kuvan® Summary of Product Characteristics, namely, inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase (for example, methotrexate, trimethoprim), medications that are known to affect nitric oxide synthesis (for example, glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide dinitrate, sodium nitroprusside, molsidomin, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, and minoxidil), and levodopa, as it may cause increased excitability and irritability
Known hypersensitivity to sapropterin or any ingredients in the product's formulation, or to other approved or non-approved formulations of BH4
Subjects who have undergone cognitive neuropsychological testing similar to that to be performed as part of this trial with the following time limits: tasks with limited practice effect performed in the last 6 months, and tasks with important practice effect (such as tasks involving development of strategies) performed in the year preceding inclusion in the trial. Whether a task falls into one or the other category is left to Investigator judgment
Female subjects who are pregnant or in the lactation period
Subjects currently participating to another clinical trial or who participated in a previous clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening
Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity