Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetics of Levodopa/Carbidopa Infusion With and Without Oral Catechol-O-methyl Transferase (COMT) Inhibitors

Lead Sponsor:

Uppsala University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Swedish Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Swedish Society for Medical Research

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral intake of COMT inhibitors affects the smooth plasma levodopa levels achieved by intestinal levodopa/carbidopa infusion in advanced Parkinson's di...

Detailed Description

The aim is to measure variability in plasma levodopa levels during the following three treatments: Day 1: Duodopa in individually optimised dose Day 2: 80% of optimised Duodopa dose + two tablets of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parkinson's disease
  • Duodopa treatment ongoing
  • Hoehn \& Yahr stage 3-5 at worst

Exclusion

  • Ongoing treatment with COMT inhibitors
  • Dementia
  • Psychosis
  • Treatment with typical neuroleptics
  • Contraindications for entacapone or tolcapone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00906828

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2009

Last Update

January 18 2010

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Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, Sweden, 75646