Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 4 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at Los Angeles, California and other locations
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Nicola Longo

Description

Summary

This Phase 3 study will evaluate the safety, effectiveness, tolerability, and how the body processes JNT-517 in children, adolescents, and adults with phenylketonuria.

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either JNT-517 or placebo during an initial 6-week treatment period. After this period, eligible participants will receive JNT-517 for an additional 46 weeks.

Official Title

A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Two-Period, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of JNT-517 for the Treatment of Participants With Phenylketonuria

Keywords

Phenylketonuria, PKU, Phenylketonurias, JNT-517

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 4 years and up

  1. Male or female participants aged 4 years or older.
  2. Diagnosed with phenylketonuria.
  3. Have phenylalanine levels that meet study requirements.
  4. Meet study-specific requirements regarding current treatment for phenylketonuria.
  5. Willing and able to follow study dietary requirements.
  6. Weigh at least 12.5 kilograms.
  7. If able to become pregnant or father a child, willing to follow the study's contraception requirements.
  8. Any ongoing mental health condition must be stable before entering the study.
  9. Able to provide informed consent (or have consent provided by a parent or legal guardian, when applicable) and comply with study procedures.

You CAN'T join if...

Participants will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria are met:

  1. Significant medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could make participation unsafe or interfere with study participation.
  2. Significant liver disease or impaired kidney function.
  3. Certain eye conditions, including significant cataracts.
  4. Active infection requiring medical evaluation.
  5. History of certain cancers within the past 5 years.
  6. Allergy or hypersensitivity to JNT-517 or its ingredients.
  7. Prior treatment with JNT-517.
  8. Recent participation in another investigational study or receipt of an investigational treatment that does not meet study requirements.
  9. Use of medications that are not permitted during the study.
  10. Abnormal laboratory or heart test results that would make study participation inappropriate.
  11. Conditions that could affect the absorption of oral study medication.
  12. History of recent substance or alcohol abuse.
  13. Unwillingness to follow study requirements, including restrictions on intentional weight loss.

Locations

  • University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90024 United States
  • Utah Health - The University of Utah Hospital accepting new patients
    Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States

Lead Scientist at UCLA

  • Nicola Longo
    Nicola Longo, M.D., Ph.D., holds the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Endowed Chair in Precision Genomic Medicine.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Links
Otsuka Clinical Trial Website Otsuka Clinical Trial Transparency Sign up for this study
ID
NCT06971731
Phase
Phase 3 Phenylketonuria Research Study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 120 study participants
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