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Wilson DiseaseREASONNCT05783687

Real World Evidence Study in Subjects With Wilson's Disease

An observational study of Wilson Disease, run by Orphalan at 9 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This non-interventional Real-World Evidence (RWE) study aims to describe non-ceruloplasmin copper values obtained using a new NCC Speciation assay by taking a small (up to 10mLs) volume of additional blood from patients with Wilson's Disease, around the time when routine blood sampling is expected to be scheduled by… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Wilson Disease
What is being tested?
NCC-Sp Assay
How many people
50 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
28 Jun 2023to 12 Sep 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult patients (≥ 18 years old) with Wilson's Disease

Who may be able to join

  • Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
  • Male or female patients, aged 18 years or older as of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF)
  • Able and willing to comply with study procedures and requirements, as judged by the treating physician
  • Established diagnosis of Wilson's Disease (Leipzig score >4)
  • Either newly diagnosed or with elevated liver enzymes (defined as ALT, AST ≥1.5xULN) or 24-hour urinary copper excretion outside of recommended ranges [chelation range 200-500mcg/24 hr; zinc < 100mcg/24 hr]
  • Adequate venous access to allow collection of blood samples

Who cannot join

  • Major systemic disease or other illness that would, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise patient safety or interfere with the collection or interpretation of the study results.
  • Patients with a New Wilson's Disease Index Score of >7
  • In the opinion of the investigator, the patient is likely to be non-compliant or uncooperative for routine clinical visits during the study.

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • John Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Northwestern University Chicago (Hepatologist)

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Centre

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37212

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Centre

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Advent Health Orlando

    Orlando, Florida, 32803

  • UC Davis Midtown Ambulatory Care Centre

    Sacramento, California, 95817

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About this study

Official title: RWE Study of Subjects With Wilson's Disease to Assess Clinical Utility of Measuring Copper Parameters, Including a Novel Non-ceruloplasmin Bound Copper Assay Based on Copper Protein Speciation (NCC-Sp), Standard of Care Clinical and Biochemical Assessments

This non-interventional Real-World Evidence (RWE) study aims to describe non-ceruloplasmin copper values obtained using a new NCC Speciation assay by taking a small (up to 10mLs) volume of additional blood from patients with Wilson's Disease, around the time when routine blood sampling is expected to be scheduled by the treating physician. Data will be collected over an approximate 12-month period.

Read the detailed description

This is a non-interventional RWE study to describe NCC-Sp in relation to standard of care (SoC) copper measurements at each visit and longitudinally over an approximate 12-month study period in WD patients.

Data will be collected during routinely scheduled WD clinic visits over an approximate 12-month period.

Data collected will include:

  • Relevant medical history and WD medication history
  • All copper measurements and SoC clinical laboratory results prior to changing therapy/study enrolment, and if available, for up to 2 years prior to baseline
  • Concomitant medications at the time of study enrollment and if available, for up to 2 years prior to baseline.
  • Routine blood sample results from SoC assessments including biochemistry, hematology and coagulation measures, copper assessments (including serum ceruloplasmin and total copper alongside a locally calculated estimation of NCC).
  • Around the same time as the routine blood samples, an additional study specific study blood samples of up to 10 mL will be collected for analysis of the NCC-Sp, serum total copper and serum ceruloplasmin, copper fraction associated with ceruloplasmin and serum zinc levels. Samples will be sent for analysis at the nominated central laboratory. Results will only be made available to investigators at the end of the study. Central laboratory samples taken for the study may be kept for up to 5 years for additional testing (metal analyses).
  • Routine 24-hour urinary copper excretion (µmol/l) collection may form part of the SoC assessments conducted during regularly planned visits. This sample will be analyzed as per standard practice by the local laboratory.
  • Calculated New Wilson's Disease Index and WD medications, and other testing as collected during routinely scheduled WD clinic visits and analyzed as per local hospital procedures and facilities.

After providing informed consent, patients meeting all inclusion and no exclusion criteria will be enrolled into the study. Patient's routine WD clinic visits will be scheduled according to the standard clinical practice at the study center and at the discretion of the treating physician. Enrolled patients are to be followed for approximately 12 months; first visit will be recorded as the baseline visit. If a switch of therapy is made, patients are typically re-assessed within a window of approximately 1- 3 months post initiation of the new treatment with biochemical testing and in person consultation for some. In the absence of starting a new treatment, patients are reviewed at approximately 6-month intervals, i.e., SoC visits at 6 months and 12 months. Routine chemistry, hematology, coagulation, copper assessments, 24h urine sampling for urinary copper excretion and other laboratory testing used to assess the patient as part of SoC will be performed as usual by the site local laboratory as determined by the treating physician per their standard practice for managing patients with WD. Routine safety testing and the required laboratory values produced by the local laboratory will be used to calculate the New Wilson's Disease Index.

An additional small volume (up to 10 mL) of blood will be drawn for central laboratory assessment of NCC-Sp, serum total copper and serum ceruloplasmin, copper fraction associated with ceruloplasmin and serum zinc levels around the same time as SoC blood draw is expected to minimize burden to the patients. These study specific samples will be drawn, processed, and shipped to a central laboratory either from the WD clinic, by a local commercial laboratory, or from the patient's home (or patient-specified local address) by a qualified home health care professional with experience in obtaining and processing blood specimens for clinical trials. Results from centrally processed samples will only be made available to investigators at the end of the study. Central laboratory samples taken for the study may be kept for up to 5 years for additional testing for metal analyses.

The following standardized disease assessment questionnaires will be conducted as per the schedule of assessments over the study:

  • UWDRS (Part II)
  • SF-12 quality of life questionnaire
  • Morisky scale assessment for compliance (MMAS-8)
  • Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
  • Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC)

Central laboratory results (blood) will be transferred by the central laboratory vendor(s) for inclusion in the Clinical Data Set. The date of all sample collections as well as the results, units and normal range values from local laboratories and all other clinical data collected for the study (medical and medication history etc.) will be entered into a web-based electronic data capture (EDC) system by the study physician or study coordinator/designee.

Physicians are not obligated to actively seek information on adverse reactions/serious adverse reactions. However, if the Physician or other responsible person learns of any ADR /special reporting situation and he/she considers the event to be reasonably related to current treatment, the Investigator should document it in the eCRF. Adverse Drug Reactions attributable to a drug product, should be reported directly to the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) of that product following the usual process.

Conditions
Wilson Disease
Being tested
NCC-Sp Assay
Medical subject headings
Hepatolenticular Degeneration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • NCC-Sp AssayDiagnostic test

    Orphalan has developed a new NCC speciation assay (NCC-Sp) using liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (LC-ICP-MS) to measure serum copper and ceruloplasmin bound copper from which non ceruloplasmin bound copper (NCC) is estimated.

Study groups in NCT05783687
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
A - Newly diagnosedNewly diagnosed (DPA/Trientine/Zinc for < 28 days)
Receives: Diagnostic Test: NCC-Sp Assay
B - D-penicillamineD-penicillamine
Receives: Diagnostic Test: NCC-Sp Assay
C - ZincZinc
Receives: Diagnostic Test: NCC-Sp Assay
D - Trientine (2HCl or 4HCl)Trientine (2HCl or 4HCl)
Receives: Diagnostic Test: NCC-Sp Assay

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The distribution of Non-Ceruloplasmin bound Copper (NCC) in serum as assessed by a NCC-speciation LC-ICP-MS assay (NCC-Sp), at study entry and over an approximate 12-month period from a real-world population of WD patients.

    The distribution of NCC-Sp will be assessed as a diagnostic value, to be used for adjusting chelation therapy in Wilson Disease.

    Measured: Approx 12 Months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Mar 2023
  2. Study start28 Jun 2023
  3. Primary completion12 Sep 2025
  4. Study completion12 Sep 2025

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05783687
Sponsor's protocol ID
ORPH-131-009
Acronym
REASON
Status last verified
Jun 2025
First submitted
13 Mar 2023
Last updated
6 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Wilson Disease, run by Orphalan at 9 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The distribution of Non-Ceruloplasmin bound Copper (NCC) in serum as assessed by a NCC-speciation LC-ICP-MS assay (NCC-Sp), at study entry and over an approximate 12-month period from a real-world population of WD patients. (time frame: Approx 12 Months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Apr 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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