20 participants with PKU will build-up their dietary intake of PKU sphere over 2-16 weeks, depending on their level of metabolic control whilst doing so. Participants will complete a gastrointestinal specific and PKU specific questionnaire at the Baseline clinic visit and record the amount of PKU sphere taken each day. Dried blood spots are taken twice per week. Once built up to a clinically appropriate intake of PKU sphere, or after 16 weeks, participants enter a 4-week Evaluation Period. The amount of PKU sphere taken per day continues to be recorded by participants. Gastrointestinal tolerance over the preceding seven days is recorded at the end of each week. Evaluations of PKU sphere's palatability are made at the end of weeks two and four of the Evaluation Period. Dried blood spots are taken once per week. The participant attends an End of Study Visit at the clinic and the investigator decides whether they should continue taking PKU sphere.
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Change in adherence to recomended amounts of PKU sphere
Timeframe: Recorded daily from start of 2-16 week Build-up and Stabilisation Period to end of 4 week Evaluation Period, assessed by HCPs periodically as per routine practice.
Change in gastrointestinal tolerance
Timeframe: Data on previous 7 days collected by patients at the end of each Evaluation Period week. This data will be assessed by HCPs periodically as per routine practice.
Patient evaluation of PKU sphere's palatability, Evaluation Period week 2
Timeframe: End of Evaluation Period week 2.
Patient evaluation of PKU sphere's palatability, Evaluation Period week 4
Timeframe: End of Evaluation Period week 4.
Change in metabolic control (phenylalanine) over Build-up and Stabilisation Period.
Timeframe: Dried blood spots taken twice weekly during 2-16 week Build-up and Stabilisation Period.
Change in metabolic control (phenylalanine) over Evaluation Period.
Timeframe: Dried blood spots taken once weekly during 4-week Evaluation Period.
Change in metabolic control (tyrosine) over Build-up and Stabilisation Period.
Timeframe: Dried blood spots taken twice weekly during 2-16 week Build-up and Stabilisation Period.
Change in metabolic control (tyrosine) over Evalaution Period.
Timeframe: Dried blood spots taken once weekly during 4-week Evalaution Period.
Change in gatrointestinal quality of life
Timeframe: Baseline visit (day one) and End of Study visit (post day-28 of Evaluation Period)
Change in PKU specific quality of life
Timeframe: Baseline visit (day one) and End of Study visit (post day-28 of Evaluation Period)