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Impact of Levodopa vs. Rotigotine on stress hormones and NGF in patients with Parkinson's Disease: A randomised, placebo-controlled double-blind trial.

Conditions
Parkinson's disease
MedDRA version: 12.1Level: LLTClassification code 10013113Term: Disease Parkinson's
Registration Number
EUCTR2010-022363-35-DE
Lead Sponsor
Clinical research lab for neurodegeneration, Dept. of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

- signed informed consent according to GCP-V and local law
- male or female patients with Parkinson's disease according to Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank's criteria
- age between 30 and 75 years
- negative beta-HCG-test at the screening (exceptions: postmenopausal condition or surigacal sterilisation), women of child-bearing age have to use a secure contraceptive
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

- Atypic parkinson Syndromes (drug induced, metabolic or by inflammation)
- clinically significant changes in routine lab testing and/or other internal or psychiatric diseases not according to parkinson´s disease
- clinically signifikant changes in the general examination not according to parkinson´s disease
- Diseases with changes in absorption, distribution or metabolism
- deep brain stimulation in the medical history
- pregnancy, planned pregnancy or nursing period, unwillingness to perform adequate contraception

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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