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Efficacy and Safety of Tetrabenazine in Chorea

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Huntington's Disease
Registration Number
NCT00219804
Lead Sponsor
Prestwick Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study was to establish the absolute reduction of chorea in participants with Huntington's disease(HD) treated with tetrabenazine or placebo

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years of age or older
  • suffer from manifest HD as confirmed by genetic testing
  • Meet chorea and total functional capacity scores on Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale
  • Meet criteria on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale dysphagia and dysarthria scale
  • Independently ambulatory

Exclusion Criteria

  • previous treatment with tetrabenazine
  • unstable or serious medical or psychiatric illness
  • concomitant use identified drugs
  • untreated depression
  • lack of caregiver
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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