Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pivotal Study in Advanced Parkinsons Disease Patients (NCT NCT00466167)

NCT ID: NCT00466167

Last Updated: 2014-07-08

Results Overview

UPDRS II+III total score on Full Analysis Set (FAS)with LOCF (Last observation carried forward), week 18 - baseline, UPDRS II+III ranging from 0 (normal) to 160 (severe). UPDRS part II measures activities of daily living, part III measures motor symptoms

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

517 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline and week 18

Results posted on

2014-07-08

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Pramipexole ER
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Overall Study
STARTED
165
175
178
Overall Study
COMPLETED
145
163
157
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
20
12
21

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Pramipexole ER
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Overall Study
Adverse Event
8
8
7
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
2
0
3
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
1
1
2
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
3
2
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
4
1
6
Overall Study
patient did not meet inclusion criteria
1
0
1
Overall Study
Not treated
1
0
0

Baseline Characteristics

Pivotal Study in Advanced Parkinsons Disease Patients

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=164 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=175 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=178 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Total
n=517 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
61.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7 • n=5 Participants
62.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.3 • n=7 Participants
60.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7 • n=5 Participants
61.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9 • n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
72 Participants
n=5 Participants
77 Participants
n=7 Participants
84 Participants
n=5 Participants
233 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
92 Participants
n=5 Participants
98 Participants
n=7 Participants
94 Participants
n=5 Participants
284 Participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population = 507 patients FAS 1 defined as all patients who were dispensed study medication, were documented to have at least one dose of study medication, were treated for 18 weeks (or had prematurely discontinued treatment prior to week 18) and provided baseline and any on-drug post-baseline efficacy assessment

UPDRS II+III total score on Full Analysis Set (FAS)with LOCF (Last observation carried forward), week 18 - baseline, UPDRS II+III ranging from 0 (normal) to 160 (severe). UPDRS part II measures activities of daily living, part III measures motor symptoms

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Parts II+III Score at Week 18
-11.0 Percentage of change from baseline
Standard Error 1.0
-12.8 Percentage of change from baseline
Standard Error 0.9
-6.1 Percentage of change from baseline
Standard Error 0.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Percentage off-time based on patient diary data, percentage ranging from 0 (best case) to 100 (worst case). Off-time describes a period when the patient experiences increased parkinsonian symptoms (e.g. immobility or inability to move with ease).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=171 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Percentage Off-time at Week 18
-13.3 Percentage of off-time
Standard Error 1.4
-15.9 Percentage of off-time
Standard Error 1.3
-8.8 Percentage of off-time
Standard Error 1.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Percentage on-time based on patient diary data, percentage ranging from 0 (worst case) to 100 (best case). On-time describes a period when the patient has no symptoms of off-time and is not asleep.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=171 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Percentage On-time Without Dyskinesia at Week 18
11.9 Percentage of on-time without dyskinesia
Standard Error 1.7
12.6 Percentage of on-time without dyskinesia
Standard Error 1.7
8.9 Percentage of on-time without dyskinesia
Standard Error 1.6

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Percentage on-time with non-troublesome dyskinesia based on patient diary data, percentage ranging from 0 (worst case) to 100 (best case). On-time describes a period when the patient has no symptoms of off-time and is not asleep.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=171 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Percentage On-time With Non-troublesome Dyskinesia at Week 18
1.9 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 1.2
3.9 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 1.2
1.0 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 1.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Percentage on-time with troublesome dyskinesia based on patient diary data, percentage ranging from 0 (best case) to 100 (worst case). On-time describes a period when the patient has no symptoms of off-time and is not asleep.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=171 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Percentage On-time With Troublesome Dyskinesia at Week 18
-0.8 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 0.5
-0.8 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 0.5
-1.0 Percentage of on-time
Standard Error 0.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: after 18 weeks of treatment

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

CGI-I scores ranging from '1' (very much improved) to '7' (very much worse), CGI-I responder have scoring of 1 or 2 (at least much improved)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=169 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=171 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI-I) Responder
Responder
78 Participants
88 Participants
56 Participants
Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI-I) Responder
Non-Responder
82 Participants
81 Participants
115 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: after 18 weeks of treatment

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

PGI-I scores ranging from '1' (very much better) to '7' (very much worse), PGI-I responder have scoring 1 or 2 (at least much better)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Response in Patient Global Impression (PGI-I)
Responder
60 Participants
76 Participants
47 Participants
Response in Patient Global Impression (PGI-I)
Non-Responder
101 Participants
96 Participants
127 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

UPDRS I ranging from 0 (normal) to 16 (severe). UPDRS I measures Mentation, Behavior and Mood

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in UPDRS I Score After 18 Weeks
0 Units on a scale
Interval -1.0 to 0.0
0 Units on a scale
Interval -1.0 to 0.0
0 Units on a scale
Interval -1.0 to 0.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

UPDRS II ranging from 0 (normal) to 52 (severe). UPDRS Part II is calculated as the average of UPDRS part II at on and UPDRS part II at off-period for each of the 13 activities.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in UPDRS II Score After 18 Weeks, Average at on and Off-period
-2.7 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.3
-3.6 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.3
-1.9 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

UPDRS III ranging from 0 (normal) to 108 (severe). UPDRS part III measures motor symptoms

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in UPDRS III Score After 18 Weeks
-8.3 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.7
-9.2 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.7
-4.3 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

UPDRS IV ranging from 0 (normal) to 23 (severe). UPDRS IV measures complications of therapy

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=161 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=172 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=174 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in UPDRS IV Score After 18 Weeks
-0.8 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2
-0.9 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2
-0.6 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

ranging from 0 (best case) to 63 (worst case)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=169 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=171 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) After 18 Weeks
-3.2 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5
-4.0 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5
-2.8 Units on a scale
Standard Error 0.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

ranging from 0 (worst case) to 150 (best case)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=169 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=171 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale (PDSS) After 18 Weeks
8.1 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.8
8.9 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.7
4.9 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Ranging from 0 (best case) to 156 (worst case)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=149 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=165 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=164 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire 39 After 18 Weeks
-9.1 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.9
-13.1 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.8
-6.2 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 18 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

ranging from 0 (worst case) to 100 (best case)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=150 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=165 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=164 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in European Quality of Life (EuroQol) Scale After 18 Weeks
5.8 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.4
7.6 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.3
4.3 Units on a scale
Standard Error 1.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Full analysis set (FAS 1) population with last observation carried forward (LOCF).

Likert scale is a method used for the measurement of pain. The patients were asked to rate their pain related to PD by ticking the number that best described their pain on the average in the previous week, from zero for "no pain" to ten for "unbearable pain".

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=160 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=169 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=171 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Change From Baseline in 11-point Likert Scale for Pain Related to PD at Week 18
-0.4 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2
-1.0 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2
-0.3 units on a scale
Standard Error 0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and week 18

Population: Treated set (TS 1) population: defined as all patients who were dispensed study medication, were documented to have at least one dose of study medication and were treated for 18 weeks (or had discontinued treatment prior to week 18). Data limited to visit 8 (or V11 in case of premature discontinuation before visit 8).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pramipexole ER
n=150 Participants
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=162 Participants
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Placebo
n=158 Participants
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Haematocrit - decrease
2 participants
Interval 26.8 to 43.5
3 participants
Interval 32.4 to 48.8
1 participants
Interval 13.5 to 26.9
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Haemoglobin - decrease
2 participants
5 participants
3 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Red blood cell ct - decrease
1 participants
0 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Eosinophils - Increase
3 participants
2 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Neut.,poly. (segs),absol. - decrease
0 participants
1 participants
0 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Sodium - decrease
0 participants
2 participants
0 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
GGT - increase
1 participants
0 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Glucose - decrease
1 participants
0 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Glucose - increase
0 participants
2 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Triglyceride - increase
2 participants
3 participants
5 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Weight - decrease
0 participants
3 participants
1 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Blood pressure - increase
1 participants
2 participants
0 participants
Clinically Significant Abnormalities: Clinical Laboratory Evaluations (Biochemistry and Haematology)
Blood pressure - decrease
0 participants
0 participants
1 participants

Adverse Events

Placebo

Serious events: 15 serious events
Other events: 74 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Pramipexole ER

Serious events: 8 serious events
Other events: 73 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Pramipexole IR

Serious events: 11 serious events
Other events: 90 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Placebo
n=178 participants at risk
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole ER
n=164 participants at risk
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=175 participants at risk
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Nervous system disorders
On and off phenomenon
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Peripheral sensory neuropathy
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Presyncope
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Infections and infestations
Bronchitis
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Infections and infestations
Pneumonia
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Infections and infestations
Post viral fatigue syndrome
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Infections and infestations
Sepsis
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Dehydration
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Hypokalaemia
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Hallucination, visual
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.2%
2/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Insomnia
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.1%
2/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Agitation
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Delirium
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Delusion
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Depression
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Hallucination
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Psychotic disorder
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Suicide attempt
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Dementia
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Depressed level of consciousness
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Disturbance in attention
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Radiculpathy
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Syncope
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Cardiac disorders
Arrhythmia
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Cardiac disorders
Atrial fibrillation
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Cardiac disorders
Cardiopulmonary failure
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Vascular disorders
Hypotension
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Vascular disorders
Orthostatic hypotension
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Bronchospasm
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Dyspnoea
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pneumonia aspiration
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Respiratory failure
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhoea
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Dysphagia
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Renal and urinary disorders
Renal failure chronic
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Reproductive system and breast disorders
Uterine prolapse
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
General disorders
Chest pain
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Fall
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.1%
2/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Femoral neck fracture
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Femur fracture
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Fibula fracture
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Forearm fracture
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.61%
1/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Hip fracture
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Ligament injury
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Overdose
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Pelvic fracture
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Peripheral nerve injury
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Tendon injury
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Tibia fracture
0.00%
0/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.57%
1/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Surgical and medical procedures
Medical device change
0.56%
1/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
0.00%
0/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Placebo
n=178 participants at risk
Matching Placebo to Pramipexole IR (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day Matching Placebo to Pramipexole ER (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole ER
n=164 participants at risk
Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (tablets of 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3.0mg or 4.5mg), dose: 0.375 mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, once a day, in the morning
Pramipexole IR
n=175 participants at risk
Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) (tablets of 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1.0mg and 1.5mg), dose: 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3.0mg, 3.75mg, or 4.5mg, mode of administration: Per os, in equally divided doses 3 times per day"
Infections and infestations
Nasopharyngitis
6.7%
12/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.8%
3/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
4.0%
7/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Anorexia
2.2%
4/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.5%
9/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.1%
2/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Hallucination
1.1%
2/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.5%
9/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.7%
10/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Psychiatric disorders
Insomnia
2.2%
4/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.5%
9/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
3.4%
6/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Dyskinesia
9.0%
16/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
17.1%
28/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
19.4%
34/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Somnolence
16.3%
29/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
14.6%
24/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
17.1%
30/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Dizziness
5.1%
9/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.5%
9/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
10.9%
19/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Nervous system disorders
Headache
2.8%
5/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
8.5%
14/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.1%
9/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
10.7%
19/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
11.0%
18/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
11.4%
20/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Constipation
5.1%
9/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
6.7%
11/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.7%
10/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Vomiting
2.8%
5/178 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
1.2%
2/164 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).
5.7%
10/175 • From the first dose of trial medication onwards up to the end of the trial (up to 34 weeks)
After a 7-week double-blind flexible up-titration phase, there was an up to 26-week double-blind maintenance phase, followed by a 1-week downtitration phase (only for those patients not entering the open-label extension study).

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