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Low Phenylalanine Diet for Mothers With Phenylketonuria (PKU)

NCT00065299 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 572

Last updated 2005-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition. If not treated, PKU can cause severe mental retardation. Women with PKU are advised to eat a special diet when pregnant to prevent mental retardation in their children. This study will evaluate the effects of that diet on the children of mothers with PKU.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Restricted phenylalanine diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Koch, M.D. · University of Southern California

  • Reuben Matalon, M.D. · University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Bobbye M. Rouse, M.D. · University of Texas at Galveston

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1984-05-31
Completion
2000-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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