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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-004501-32-NL
EUCTR2014-004501-32-NLActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Infusion VErsus STimulation, a cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment in advanced Parkinson's diseasecomparing Continuous Intrajejunal Levodopa Infusion to the traditional standard treetment Deep BrainStimulation; - INVEST (INfusion VErsus STimulation)

Academic Medical Center0 sites66 target enrollmentStarted: December 3, 2014Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
66

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. idiopathic PD with bradykinesia and at least two of the following
  • signs; resting tremor, rigidity, and asymmetry;
  • 2. despite optimal pharmacological treatment at least one of the
  • following symptoms: severe response fluctuations, dyskinesias, painful
  • dystonia, or bradykinesia;
  • 3. a life expectancy of more than two years.
  • 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 32
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 34

Exclusion Criteria

  • age below 18 years
  • - previous PD-neurosurgery (e.g., DBS, pallidotomy, thalamotomy);
  • - previous CLI (through a PEG-tube or Nasal Jejuna| tube);
  • - Hoehn and Yahr stage 5 at the best moment during the day;
  • -a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 25 or less (MOCA; http://www.mocatest.org);
  • -psychosis;
  • - current depression;
  • - contraindications for DBS surgery, such as a physical disorder making surgery hazardous;
  • - contraindications for PEG surgery such as interposed organs, ascites and oesophagogastric varices, or for
  • - pregnancy, breastfeeding, and women of child bearing age not using a reliable method of contraception;
  • - No informed consent;
  • - legally incompetent adult

Investigators

Sponsor
Academic Medical Center

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