Status:

COMPLETED

Ophthalmologic Safety of Long Term Treatment With Pramipexole Compared to Bromocriptine or Other Dopamine Agonists in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Study to assess and compare the safety of long term oral treatment for Parkinson's Disease with pramipexole versus bromocriptine or other dopamine agonists, by measuring cross-sectional the incidence ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
  • Patients treated consecutively with either pramipexole or bromocriptine (or other dopamine agonists except ropinirole) for at least two and a half years (i.e. 30 months). Interruptions of ongoing dopamine agonists treatment for less than one month per year duration are acceptable, however, interruptions within the last 6 months are not acceptable. Patients currently participating in ongoing open-label extension trials with pramipexole may be included if they meet the requirement of 30 month treatment
  • Written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation

Exclusion

  • Patients who have been treated less than two and a half years (i.e. 30 months) with their actual dopamine agonist (regardless of the duration of treatment with a previous dopamine agonist)
  • Patient treated with ropinirole
  • Patients with any of the following:
  • Patients with a hereditary retinal disease and/or a family history of hereditary retinal disease
  • Patients with a history of drug-induced retinopathies
  • Patients with a history of surgically or laser-treated diabetic retinopathy
  • Patients with atypical parkinsonian syndromes due to drugs, metabolic disorders, encephalitis or degenerative diseases (e.g. progressive, supranuclear palsy, multisystem atrophy)
  • Dementia or other disorders that could impair the signing of informed consent
  • Patients who are participating in other drug studies or who receive other investigational drugs within 30 days prior to the first visit (patients currently participating in ongoing open-label extension trials with pramipexole may be included if they meet the requirement of 30 months treatment duration

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 1998

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

705 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02233023

Start Date

June 1 1998

Last Update

September 8 2014

Active Locations (0)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 0 (0 locations)

No Results Found

We couldn’t find results for the location/zipcode entered or within the selected range. Please check your input or adjust your search.