Study of (Mirapex) Pramipexole for the Early Treatment of Parkinsons Disease (PD)

NCT ID: NCT00321854

Last Updated: 2014-05-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 535 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-05-31

Brief Summary

This is a double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 15 months duration designed to examine early Mirapex (pramipexole) treatment vs. delayed Mirapex (pramipexole) treatment in patients with new onset Parkinsons disease

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Early Pramipexole

Patients were treated with pramipexole for 6 to 9 months then up-titrated to target dose of pramipexole (2.25 mg/day).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

pramipexole

Intervention Type: DRUG

Delayed Pramipexole

Patients were treated with placebo for 6 to 9 months then up-titrated to target dose of pramipexole (2.25 mg/day).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

pramipexole

Intervention Type: DRUG

Interventions

pramipexole

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation;
• Male or female patient with idiopathic Parkinson Disease (PD) confirmed by at least three of the following signs: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and asymmetry (must have bradykinesia);
• Parkinsons disease newly diagnosed within the past 2 years;
• Patients with idiopathic PD characterized as Stage I-II by the Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale who do not require PD medication and will not likely need PD medication for at least 6 months in the opinion of the investigator; Age 30 to 75 years at screening (Visit 1);
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum Beta-HumanChorionGonadotropin (Beta-HCG) pregnancy test at the Screening (Baseline) visit unless surgically sterile or post-menopausal (last menstruation 12 months prior to signing Informed Consent). Women of childbearing potential must be using a medically accepted contraceptive method. Acceptable methods of birth control are limited to: Intra-Uterine Device (IUD), oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives, estrogen patch, and double barrier method (spermicide + diaphragm); and Patients who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous history of allergic response or complications with pramipexole (PPX) or its excipients;
• Atypical PD syndromes due to either drugs (e.g., metoclopramide, flunarizine) or metabolic disorders (e.g., Wilsons Disease), encephalitis, or degenerative diseases (e.g., progressive supranuclear palsy);
• The patient is currently on L-dopa, dopamine agonists or other PD medication at baseline;
• The patient has been on L-dopa, dopamine agonists or other PD medications for greater than 14 consecutive days prior to baseline;
• If on L-dopa, dopamine agonists or other PD medications prior to baseline, the patient stopped treatment less than 30 days prior to baseline;
• The patient has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values, and/or medical or psychiatric illness other than as seen in Parkinsons disease;
• The patient has a clinically significant deviation from normal in the physical examination other than as seen in Parkinsons disease;
• The patient has any disorder that may interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion (including gastrointestinal surgery);
• History of stereotactic brain surgery;
• Surgery within 6 months of randomization, which in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact the patients participation in the study;
• History of active epilepsy (i.e., occurrence of a seizure) within the past year;
• Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension prior to randomization;
• Malignant melanoma or history of previously treated malignant melanoma;
• Patients who have received any of the following drugs (all time periods are calculated from randomization): Amantadine;
• Electroconvulsive therapy during 180 days preceding the screening visit (Visit 1);
• Patients who are currently pregnant or planning pregnancy during the study, or lactating;
• Participation in other investigational drug studies or use of other investigational drugs within the previous 30 days prior to randomization;
• History of psychosis;
• A diagnosis of dementia

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 79 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Boehringer Ingelheim

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Boehringer Ingelheim

Locations

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Brimingham, Alabama, United States

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Bradenton, Florida, United States

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

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Panama City, Florida, United States

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South Miami, Florida, United States

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St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Columbus, Georgia, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Scarbourough, Maine, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Traverse City, Michigan, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Kirkland, Washington, United States

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Bruck A. D. Mur, , Austria

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Graz, , Austria

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Innsbruck, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Helsinki, , Finland

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Lahti, , Finland

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Oulu, , Finland

248.595.3306A Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Aix-en-Provence, , France

248.595.3306B Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Aix-en-Provence, , France

248.595.3306C Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix

Aix-en-Provence, , France

248.595.3301A Hôpital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

248.595.3301B Hôpital Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

248.595.3303A Cabinet Médical

Évreux, , France

248.595.3307A Hôpital Roger Salengro

Lille, , France

248.595.3307B Hôpital Roger Salengro

Lille, , France

248.595.3302A Hôpital La Timone

Marseille, , France

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Marseille, , France

248.595.3305A Hôpital Purpan

Toulouse, , France

248.595.3305C Hôpital Purpan

Toulouse, , France

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Augsburg, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bochum, , Germany

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Bonn, , Germany

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Gera, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hanau, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Marburg, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Tübingen, , Germany

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Bari, , Italy

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Bologna, , Italy

248.595.39005 Ospedale della Misericordia

Grosseto, , Italy

248.595.39001 Azienda Ospedaliera Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento

Milan, , Italy

248.595.39010 Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangigalli e Regina Elena

Milan, , Italy

248.595.39011 Ospedale S. Raffaele - IRCCS

Milan, , Italy

248.595.39002 Università Federico II

Napoli, , Italy

248.595.39012 Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana- Università degli Studi di Pisa

Pisa, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

248.595.39006 Policlinico Universitario Molinette

Torino, , Italy

248.595.39007 Ospedale Evangelico Valdese

Torino, , Italy

248.595.39013 Ospedale Umberto I

Venezia Mestre, , Italy

248.595.39003 Ospedale di Viareggio

Viareggio, , Italy

248.595.81001 Juntendo University Hospital

Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, , Japan

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Takamatsu, Kagawa, , Japan

248.595.34003 Hospital de Alcorcon

Alcorcon (Madrid), , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

248.595.34002 Nuevo Hospital de Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

248.595.34004 Hospital 12 de Octubre

Madrid, , Spain

248.595.34005 Hospital Mutua de Terrassa

Tarrasa (Barcelona), , Spain

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Jönköping, , Sweden

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Linköping, , Sweden

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Norrköping, , Sweden

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Örebro, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Newark, , United Kingdom

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Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

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North Shields, , United Kingdom

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Romford, , United Kingdom

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Stoke-on-Trent, , United Kingdom

Countries

United States; Austria; Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Japan; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom

References

Schapira AH, McDermott MP, Barone P, Comella CL, Albrecht S, Hsu HH, Massey DH, Mizuno Y, Poewe W, Rascol O, Marek K. Pramipexole in patients with early Parkinson's disease (PROUD): a randomised delayed-start trial. Lancet Neurol. 2013 Aug;12(8):747-55. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70117-0. Epub 2013 May 31.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 23726851 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

248.595

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id