STEPS Trial - Spheramine Safety and Efficacy Study

NCT ID: NCT00206687

Last Updated: 2024-10-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

71 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-01-08

Study Completion Date

2012-05-14

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to explore the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Spheramine (cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells on microcarriers) in Parkinson's Disease patients with advanced disease who have insufficient symptom control by optimum oral medication. Patients are randomized to receive Spheramine injections into both hemispheres or a sham surgical procedure in a ratio of 1:1. A three month pretreatment period must be completed prior to surgery. Time to endpoint is 24 months.

Detailed Description

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This study has previously been posted by Berlex, Inc. and Schering AG, Germany.Berlex, Inc. has been renamed to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Schering AG Germany has been renamed to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany are the sponsors of the trial.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Spheramine (BAY86-5280)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Bilateral implantation of Spheramine into the postcommissural putamen, each side at a dose of 325,000 cells

Arm 2

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sham surgery procedure without penetration of the dura mater. Nothing wil be implanted into the brain.

Interventions

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Spheramine (BAY86-5280)

Bilateral implantation of Spheramine into the postcommissural putamen, each side at a dose of 325,000 cells

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Sham surgery procedure without penetration of the dura mater. Nothing wil be implanted into the brain.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Advanced Parkinson's disease for at least 5 years
* Good response to L-dopa
* Age 30 to 70 years
* Optimum oral therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Tremor only
* Dementia
* Very severe dyskinesia
* Previous brain surgery including deep brain stimulation
* Malignant disease
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Titan Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bayer Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bayer

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Marburg, Hesse, Germany

Site Status

Homburg, Saarland, Germany

Site Status

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Site Status

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Germany Spain

References

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Gross RE, Watts RL, Hauser RA, Bakay RA, Reichmann H, von Kummer R, Ondo WG, Reissig E, Eisner W, Steiner-Schulze H, Siedentop H, Fichte K, Hong W, Cornfeldt M, Beebe K, Sandbrink R; Spheramine Investigational Group. Intrastriatal transplantation of microcarrier-bound human retinal pigment epithelial cells versus sham surgery in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2011 Jun;10(6):509-19. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70097-7. Epub 2011 May 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21565557 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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305405

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

91039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00059007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

NCT00185406

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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