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Is Long-term Use of Amantadine Effective in PD?

Not Applicable
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Drug: Determination of drug effects through amantadine cessation
Registration Number
NCT04260581
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

The investigator aims to assess whether long-term use of amantadine is effective in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

Amantadine is used in the early stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, amantadine is known to be relatively weak compared to other antiparkinsonian drugs such as levodopa, dopamine agonist or Mao-B inhibitor and its effects are limited in early months, so it is rarely used than other drugs.

Recently, several studies have identified the long-term effects of amantadine on dyskinesia, but the basis is still insufficient.

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the long-term effectiveness of amantadine in patients with PD. Participants who have used amantadine since the early stages of diagnosis undergo clinical evaluations including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), Freezing of Gait-Questionnaire (FOG-Q), Non-motor Symptom Scale (NMSS) and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39). Then, participants stop taking amantadine. To investigate the long-term effect, clinical evaluations except MoCA are repetitively assessed at 4- and 8-week follow-ups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who have been taking amantadine since the beginning of diagnosis
  2. Patients who have taken amantadine for more than five years
  3. Patients with Parkinson's disease who are aged 40 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient who stops amantadine or is hypersensitive to amantadine
  2. Patients who have undergone brain surgery, including deep brain stimulation
  3. Patient identified as atypical parkinsonism
  4. Patients with psychiatric conditions such as dementia, major depression or bipolar disorder who are difficult to assess
  5. Patients who are currently unable to follow up at our hospital

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PD patients who have taken amantadineDetermination of drug effects through amantadine cessation-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 132\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 132\]

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part I scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part I score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 52\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 52\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 52\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part I scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part I score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 52\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part IV scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part IV score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 24\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part IV scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part IV score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 24\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Hohr and Yahr stage scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Hohr and Yahr stage score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 5\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Hohr and Yahr stage scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Hohr and Yahr stage score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 5\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Freezing of Gait Questionnaire scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 24\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Freezing of Gait Questionnaire scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 24\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 156\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 156\]

Change from baseline to 4-week f/u in Non-motor Symptom Scale scoreBaseline, 4 weeks

Non-motor Symptom Scale score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 360\]

Change from baseline to 8-week f/u in Non-motor Symptom Scale scoreBaseline, 8 weeks

Non-motor Symptom Scale score will be used to determine the efficacy of amantadine. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. \[minimum 0, maximum 360\]

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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