Actively Recruiting
Real-Time Levodopa Level Monitoring in Parkinson Disease
Led by University of California, San Diego · Updated on 2025-02-11
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
321 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This project aims to develop a minimally invasive sensor device to monitor levodopa levels in real time. We will test the accuracy, tolerability, and safety of this device in people with Parkinson disease.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Real-Time Levodopa Level Monitoring in Parkinson Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Meet the Movement Disorders Society diagnostic criteria for clinically established Parkinson disease
- Able to provide signed informed consent in English or Spanish
- Have mild, moderate, or severe Parkinson disease and be able to walk (Hoehn and Yahr stages I-IV)
- Taking instant release oral carbidopa/levodopa therapy
- Either not taking or on stable doses of dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, or COMT inhibitors
You will not qualify if you...
- Have other neurological conditions such as stroke, dementia (including Parkinson disease dementia), or traumatic brain injury
- Have major psychiatric disease
- Have uncontrolled or active medical conditions like heart, kidney, or liver failure, or diabetes
- Have had deep brain stimulation (DBS) device placement
- Have any other condition that investigators believe would place you at risk
AI-Screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of California San DIego
San Diego, California, United States, 92093
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michael Skipworth
CONTACT
K
Katherine Longardner, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
1
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