Study of Magnetic Fields for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
• Interventions: Device: The Resonator control; Device: The Resonator

• Registration Number: NCT00779155
• Lead Sponsor: pico-tesla Magnetic Therapies, LLC

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if low level magnetic fields may help to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-23
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-24
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Results First Submitted: 2011-05-13
• Results First Submitted QC: 2011-06-09
• Status Verified: 2011-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-07
• Results First Posted: 2011-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• idiopathic PD with motor fluctuations of at least 3-4 hours daily., Subject on levodopa, subject is ambulatory, maintain regular med schedule, willing and able to abstain from new PD treatments, Able to demonstrate correct completion of PD diaries, non-demented, adequate contraceptive measures, capable of giving full written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• any factors that will prevent subject from completing full course of therapy with the resonator, any factors preventing subject from attending clinic in the "off" state, atypical parkinsonism, no active brain tumors, strokes, hydrocephalus, any other neurologic or non-neurologic disorder which might affect the symptomatic expression of pts. parkinsonism, suffers from chronic pain, no meds that may produce parkinsonism, no psychiatric disturbance, Epilepsy, HIV, Cancer, History of ECT, Diabetic Neuropathy, Uncontrolled HTN, Advanced Pulmonary Disease, Known heart conditions such as cardiac arrythmias, previous PD surgical interventions, prosthetics comprised of ferrous metals, pacemakers, DBS, Uncontrolled, unstable or untreated medical illnesses, Consumption of more than 21 alcoholic drinks per week, Pregnant, breast feeding, developmental disability

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Inactive Resonator Therapy	The Resonator control	Inactive magnetic resonance therapy
Active Resonator Therapy	The Resonator	active magnetic resonance therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline to Study End Point in the Combined Scores From the UPDRS Subscale II and III Recorded in the Subjects "on" State.	Baseline and 8 weeks	The UPDRS is used to measure different aspects of Parkinson's Disease (PD). The UPDRS subscale II assesses how PD affects a person's daily life, with scores ranging from 0-52, with 52 representing greatest severity. The UPDRS subscale III assesses how PD affects how a person moves about, with scores ranging from 0-108, with 108 representing greatest severity. The combination of these 2 scores is used in clinical trials and in clinical practice to get a good overall idea of how PD affects a person's life. Combined score ranges from 0-160, with 160 being greatest severity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

pico-tesla Magnetic Therapies; 🇺🇸 Littleton, Colorado, United States