Status:

COMPLETED

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Five Parallel Groups Efficacy and Safety Study of NS 2330 (Tesofensine) (0.125 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg and 1.0 mg) Administered Orally Once Daily Over 14 Weeks in Levodopa Treated Parkinson Patients With Motor Fluctuations

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

42-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this exploratory study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of tesofensine in daily doses (from 0.125 mg to 1.0 mg) in comparison to placebo, over a 14-week treatment per...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, five parallel groups efficacy and safety exploratory of tesofensine versus placebo in levodopa treated Parkinson patients with motor fluctuation...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Main inclusion criteria:
  • Male or female patient with idiopathic Parkinson Disease (PD) diagnosed for at least 2 years.
  • Patient aged 40 years or over at time of diagnosis of PD and not older than 80 years at screening visit.
  • Modified Hoehn and Yahr stage of II to III at "on" time.
  • Treatment with Levodopa at an optimised dose, 4 to 8 times per day, this dose being stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening visit.
  • Motor fluctuations, with 2.0 to 6.0 cumulative hours of "off" time every day during waking hours, documented from patient's diary completed for 2 consecutive days before baseline visit.
  • Main exclusion criteria:
  • Neuropsychiatric exclusions: Non-idiopathic PD, dementia (Mini Mental State Exam \<26), history of psychosis, history or current Axis I or Axis II mental disorder according to DSM-IV, etc
  • Other medical exclusions, like ECG abnormalities, hypotension and/or symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, some abnormal laboratory parameters (e.g. severe renal impairment), etc
  • Pharmacological exclusions, e.g. selegiline within 8 weeks prior to screening visit, regular use of anti-depressant drugs, any medication with central dopaminergic antagonist activity, etc

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2005

    Estimated Enrollment :

    254 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00148512

    Start Date

    March 1 2003

    End Date

    February 1 2005

    Last Update

    October 29 2013

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    Krankenhaus d. Barmherzigen Brüder Graz-Eggenberg

    Graz, Austria, 8020

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    Univ.-Klinik für Neurologie

    Graz, Austria, 8036

    3

    Univ.-Klinik für Neurologie

    Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

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    Landesnervenklinik Wagner Jauregg Linz

    Linz, Austria, 4020