Recruiting

Wilson Disease

Sponsor:

Yale University

Code:

NCT07301216

Conditions

Wilson Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a prospective study that will determine the optimal timing for 24-hour urinary copper excretion (UCE) measurement after temporary discontinuation of standard therapies in Wilson Disease (WD) patients. The primary objective is to assess whether off-treatment UCE (OT-UCE) correlates with non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper (NCC) levels, aiming to validate OT-UCE as a surrogate marker for systemic copper bioavailability and disease stability. Stable WD patients will be enrolled, temporarily taken off treatment under close monitoring, and undergo UCE and NCC testing. If OT-UCE is validated, it could serve as a practical biomarker for monitoring WD treatment and stability in clinical practice and future trials.

Conditions

Wilson Disease

Study ID

NCT07301216

Start date

Jan 8, 2026

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with Wilson Disease as defined by Leipzig score ≥4.
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures (serial 24 h urine collections and local collection of samples for NCC, liver function and estimated GFR) and availability for the duration of the study.
  • Treated WD for at least 12 months prior to study entry.
  • Aminotransferase values (ASAT and ALAT) < 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • INR < 1.5 or stable INR for those with initial elevated INR for at least six months prior to study entry in the absence of anticoagulation therapy.
  • Renal function defined as eGFR > 30 cc/min.
  • No change of WD therapy during the previous 6 months of study enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current dual / mixed therapy for WD (i.e. zinc and d-penicillamine or trientine at the same time)
  • Current Pregnancy or lactation. \*
  • Recent estrogen-based treatment (in the last month).
  • Cirrhosis with recent hepatic decompensation (within the last 6 months) - new onset of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, esophageal variceal bleeding, or hepatic encephalopathy
  • Investigator believes the patient will be unable to do the required 24-hour urine studies and participate in the follow up visits as expected.
  • Previous non-compliance for therapy and/or to low-copper diet that would compromise the evaluation of previous UCE and/ or results from the off-treatment period.

  • Childbearing aged patients recruited outside of the registry will be reviewed, and the patients will be asked to perform an initial urine pregnancy test prior to the recommended blood testing (approximately 60 to 90 days prior to intervention). They will be permitted to continue with the screening process if the result is negative. They will be asked to perform a second urine pregnancy test as close as possible prior to study intervention (discontinuation of treatment). If the result of the second pregnancy test is negative they will be permitted to continue with the protocol, but if the result is positive they will be excluded from further participation at that time.

Childbearing aged patients recruited from the registry who meet inclusion criteria and may move directly to the study intervention will be required to perform a urine pregnancy test as close as possible to the time prior to the initiation of the study protocol (discontinuation of treatment).

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

OT-UCE and NCC for Zinc treated WD patients

OT-UCE and NCC will be measured in WD patients on Zinc therapy

OT-UCE and NCC for Trientine treated WD patients

OT-UCE and NCC will be measured in WD patients on trientine therapy

OT-UCE and NCC for Penicillamine treated WD patients

OT-UCE and NCC will be measured in WD patients on Penicillamine therapy

Primary outcome measure

  • Mean concentration of OT-UCE for each standard of care WD treatment [ Time Frame: days 1, 2, 3 and 4 post stopping WD meds ]
  • Mean NCC concentration for each WD treatment [ Time Frame: days 1, 2, 3 and 4 post stopping WD meds ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Yale School of Medicine

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520

More Information

Sponsor

Yale University

Last update posted

Mar 5, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • Urine copper excretion
  • Non-ceruloplasmin bound copper

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-28. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yale University on 2026-03-05. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.