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Special Survey on Parkinson's Disease Patients Treated Long-term Use of Pramipexole

Completed
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Registration Number
NCT00615914
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

The survey is conducted to collect safety and effectiveness information on the use of Pramipexole for long time of period in daily clinical settings in Japan.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1645
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with Parkinson's disease

Exclusion Criteria

Patients should have been treated according to the Japanese insert slip

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of Adverse Events, Adverse Drug Reactions, Serious Adverse Eventsduring 18 months

The aim of this Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) was to obtain long-term safety data with treatment of pramipexole in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Therefore these items were considered as a safety evaluation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical Global Impression of Improvement18 months

Investigators evaluation of the PD symptoms on a rating scale of 5 categories (very much improved, much improved, minimally improved, no effect, and unassessable).

Change From Baseline in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III Total ScoreBaseline and at 18 months (or at the time of discontinuation)

Motor examination is assessed by 27 questionnaire items in UPDRS Part III section. Each item is scored from 0 (best) to 4 (worst), and the total score of UPDRS Part III is from 0 (best) to 108 (worst). A decrease in the score means improvement.

Change From Baseline in Modified Hoehn & Yahr Rating ScaleBaseline and at 18 months (or at the time of discontinuation)

A severity of PD symptom are assessed by Modified Hoehn \& Yahr rating scale. This scale consist of 10 levels including additional evaluation levels defined in Japan. Ten levels are described by 0 (best), 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5 (worst).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

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Zama, Japan

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