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Clinical Trials/RBR-1047fwbf
RBR-1047fwbfActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Pilot study to verify the safety and efficacy of Doxycycline in the treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in patients with Parkinson's disease

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo0 sitesStarted: May 12, 2022Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18Y to 0 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients 18 years of age or older; diagnosed with Parkinson's disease according to the United Kingdon Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank clinical diagnostic criteria; presenting at the initial evaluation with at least some functional impact dyskinesias (score higer than1 on item 4. 2 of the Movement Disorder Society - Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS); who are using levodopa at least three times a day; and who can keep doses of antiparkinsonian medications unchanged for at least four weeks prior to screening and during study participation.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of atypical or secondary parkinsonism; treatment of any experimental drug or other intervention within 90 days prior to screening or baseline assessment; presence of moderate or severe psychotic symptoms (score greater than 2 on item 1. 2 of the Movement Disorders Society's Unified Scale for Assessment of Parkinson`s disease; diagnosis of dementia according to the Movement Disorders Society diagnostic criteria; suffering from serious systemic conditions (infections, malignancies, chronic kidney or liver disease); pregnancy or lactation; history of hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to tetracyclines; absence of clinical dyskinetic movements at baseline assessment.

Investigators

Sponsor
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

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