A Phase 3 interventional study of Sepiapterin in Phenylketonuria, sponsored by PTC Therapeutics. Recruiting at 14 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged Up to 9 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-23.
Sponsored by PTC Therapeutics · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term efficacy of sepiapterin on preserving neurocognitive functioning in children with PKU when treatment is initiated in early childhood.
The study includes 2 parts: Part 1 and 2. Part 1 is an open-label sepiapterin-responsiveness test and Part 2 is an open-label treatment period.
191 studies on the registry are indexed under Phenylketonurias; 40 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 56 is above the median of 27 across 122 interventional studies indexed under Phenylketonurias.
Browse Phenylketonurias studies →PTC Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 65 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.
Of its 18 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 14 (78%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Key Inclusion Criteria:
For all participants:
For participants ≥1 month of age at Screening:
For participants \<1 month of age at the time of /assent only:
For participants ≥30 months to \<10 years of age:
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Note: Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
Childbearing potential
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Excipients
The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Investigational drug or device
A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.
It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Clinically significant
Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participants will receive age- and weight-adjusted doses of sepiapterin orally once daily for up to 6 years.
Drug: Sepiapterin
Sepiapterin powder for oral use will be mixed in water or apple juice prior to administration.
Also known as: PTC923, Sephience
Mean Change From Baseline in Full-scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV) Score
Analysis for participants ≥30 months to \<6 years of age.
Time frame: Baseline, Year 2
Mean Change From Baseline in FSIQ Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fifth Edition (WISC-V) Score
Analysis for participants ≥6 years to 16 years of age.
Time frame: Baseline, Year 2
Change From Baseline in Phenylketonuria-Quality of Life (PKU-QOL) Questionnaire Score
Time frame: Baseline up to 4 years
Change From Baseline in the European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Score
Time frame: Baseline up to 4 years
Mean Change From Baseline in FSIQ (WPPSI-IV) Score
Analysis for participants aged ≥30 months to \<6 years.
Time frame: Baseline, Year 4
Mean Change From Baseline in FSIQ (WISC-V) Score
Analysis for participants aged ≥6 years to 16 years.
Time frame: Baseline, Year 4
Change From Baseline in Mean Blood Phenylalanine (Phe) Levels
Time frame: Baseline up to 6 years
Started Mar 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Feb 2031, 83 months after the start.
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Studies of the drug tested here: Sepiapterin