Status:

UNKNOWN

Role and Mechanism of Probiotics in Improving Motor Symptoms in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Parkinsonian Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. The research content is 1. The improvement effect of Bifidobacterium triple viable capsules(BIFICO) on motor symptoms and ...

Detailed Description

This was a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study that included 240 patients with primary PD with modified H-Y stage 1-3, randomly divided into treatment and placebo control grou...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 40-85 years old, both male and female;
  • Patients with primary Parkinson's disease who meet the 2015 MDS clinical diagnostic criteria; PD with modified Hoehn-Yahr stage 1-3 and MDS-UPDRS II+III score ≥ 14 and no significant off periods or off periods ≤ 1.5 hours per day (excluding morning motor inability);
  • Pre-enrollment therapeutic medications included Levodopa complex preparation, and all Parkinson's disease medications were unadjusted and motor symptoms were stable for 28 days prior to enrollment;
  • No probiotic or/and prebiotic (including lactulose) and antibiotic therapy for 60 days prior to enrollment, and if so, a 60-day washout period;
  • Understand and agree to follow the study protocol, agree to be enrolled and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion

  • Parkinson's superimposed syndrome and secondary Parkinson's syndrome, such as multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, etc.;
  • Taking any probiotic or prebiotic (including lactulose) within 60 days prior to enrollment; having inflammation at any site and using any antibiotic within 60 days prior to enrollment; or having blood leukocytes above the upper limit of normal at screening;
  • Combined endocrine disorders, such as history of diabetes or fasting glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L;
  • Comorbid other neurological disorders, such as cognitive impairment, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale score \<24; severe anxiety states and/or severe depressive states (Hamilton Depression Inventory-17 item score \>17, Hamilton Anxiety Scale score ≥14, or being treated with antidepressant anxiety medication); Note: Those who were taking antidepressant and anxiety drugs and had no adjustment in the last 28 days, and whose score of Hamilton Depression Scale -17 was less than 17, and Hamilton Anxiety Scale score was less than 14 were not included in the exclusion criteria; Severe autonomic nervous disease occurs within 5 years of onset, malignancy, spinal cord lesions, epilepsy, autonomic disorders (urinary retention, urinary incontinence, or upright hypotension , blood pressure drop ≥30/15 mmHg at any time point within 5 minutes of uprightness), etc.; new cerebrovascular disease or sequelae of severe cerebrovascular disease within 6 months, which affects the assessment;
  • Gastrointestinal tumors, history of inflammatory bowel disease, other acute and chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (including acute attacks of cholecystitis) within 3 months;
  • History of gastrointestinal surgery (excluding endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal benign polyps, appendicitis resection) or constipation caused by surgery;
  • History of anal fissure, perianal abscess, irreversible anal prolapse, pelvic trauma;
  • Severe cardiovascular disease (such as congestive heart failure with a heart function classification of Ⅲ-Ⅳ by the American Heart Association, a history of myocardial infarction within 6 months, etc.);
  • Severe liver and kidney dysfunction with glutamate-pyruvate transaminase, aspartate transaminase and total bilirubin 2.0 times higher than the upper limit of normal; serum creatinine 2.0 times higher than the upper limit of normal;
  • Pregnant and lactating women or women of childbearing age (40-60 years) who are human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)-positive;
  • Known allergy to test drugs or related products;
  • People with a history of drug abuse or alcohol dependence;
  • Those who have participated in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrollment;
  • Refusal to enroll and inability to cooperate with the investigator; patients judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04871464

Start Date

November 11 2021

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

February 21 2023

Active Locations (10)

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China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100029

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Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100034

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100050

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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100050