A Pilot Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Pardoprunox as Adjunct Therapy to L-dopa in the Treatment of Patients With Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesia.
- Conditions
- Advanced Stage Parkinson's Disease
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00903838
- Lead Sponsor
- Abbott Products
- Brief Summary
This is a multicenter, randomized, double blind, pramipexole-controlled parallel group study of pardoprunox as adjunctive treatment to levodopa.
- Detailed Description
Approximately 44 patients are to be randomized in a 3:1 ratio to two possible treatment groups, pardoprunox and pramipexole, respectively. The first part of the study will be blinded and consists of a minimum 1-week screening period, a 4-week switch and stabilization period and an 8-week maintenance period. The second part of the study will be open label pardoprunox treatment with a dose adjustment period of 4 weeks followed by long term maintenance treatment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 37
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 pardoprunox - 2 pramipexole -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline to endpoint in ON-time without dyskinesia 16 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline in ON-time with (troublesome) dyskinesia; OFF-time; UDysRS, UPDRS (part II + III during ON and OFF state) and Part 4 16 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (9)
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45435
🇮🇹Cassino, Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45436
🇮🇹Chieti Scalo, Italy
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45422
🇩🇪Tuebingen, Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45428
🇩🇪Kassel, Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45427
🇩🇪Ulm, Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45433
🇩🇪Goettingen, Germany
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45438
🇵🇹Coimbra, Portugal
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45439
🇵🇹Lisbon, Portugal
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 45437
🇮🇹Rome, Italy