Efficacy and Safety of BIA 9-1067 in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Patients With "Wearing-off" Phenomenon

NCT ID: NCT01568073

Last Updated: 2015-09-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 600 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2013-11-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of BIA 9-1067, compared with entacapone or placebo, when administered with the existing treatment of L-DOPA plus a Dopa Decarboxylase Inhibitor (DDCI), in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and end-of-dose motor fluctuations.

Detailed Description

Efficacy and safety of BIA 9-1067 in idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients with "wearing-off" phenomenon treated with levodopa plus a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor (DDCI): a double-blind, randomised, placebo- and active-controlled, parallel-group, multicentre clinical study.

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Study Design

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

Study Groups

BIA 9-1067

OPC, Opicapone

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

BIA 9-1067

Intervention Type: DRUG

5, 25 and 50 mg of BIA 9-1067 (once-daily)

Levodopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

Carbidopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Benserazide

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Entacapone

Comtan®; Active comparator

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Entacapone

Intervention Type: DRUG

200 mg entacapone (concomitantly with each L-dopa/DDCI dose)

Levodopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

Carbidopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Benserazide

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Placebo

PLC, Placebo

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

200 mg

Levodopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

Carbidopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Benserazide

Intervention Type: DRUG

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Interventions

BIA 9-1067

5, 25 and 50 mg of BIA 9-1067 (once-daily)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Entacapone

200 mg entacapone (concomitantly with each L-dopa/DDCI dose)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo

200 mg

Intervention Type: DRUG

Levodopa

Intervention Type: DRUG

Carbidopa

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Intervention Type: DRUG

Benserazide

DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

OPC, Opicapone; Comtan®; PLC; L-Dopa

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

V1 (Screening, up to 14 days before V2)

• Able to comprehend and willing to sign an informed consent form.
• Male and female subjects between 30 and 83 years old, inclusive.
• Diagnosed with idiopathic PD according to the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for at least 3 years.
• Disease severity Stages I-III (modified Hoehn &Yahr staging) at ON.
• Treated with L-DOPA/DDCI for at least 1 year with clear clinical improvement as per investigator's judgment.
• Treated with 3 to 8 daily doses of L-DOPA/DDCI, which can include a slow-release formulation.
• On a stable regimen of L-DOPA/DDCI and other anti-PD drugs for at least 4 weeks before screening.
• Signs of "wearing-off" phenomenon (end-of-dose deterioration) for a minimum of 4 weeks before screening, with average total daily OFF time while awake of at least 1.5 hours, excluding the early morning pre-first dose OFF, despite optimal anti-PD therapy (based on the investigator's judgment).
• Able to keep reliable diaries of motor fluctuations (alone or with family/caregiver assistance).
• Amenorrheic for at least 1 year or surgically sterile for at least 6 months before screening. Females of childbearing potential must be using an effective non-hormonal contraceptive method.

V2 (Randomisation, Day 0)

• Have filled-in self-rating diary charts in accordance with the diary chart instructions and with ≤ 3 errors per day.
• At least 1.5 OFF hours per day, excluding the early morning pre-first dose OFF period (i.e. the time between wake-up and response to the first L DOPA/DDCI dosage), as recorded in the self-rating diary for at least 2 of the 3 days preceding V2.
• Results of the screening laboratory tests are considered acceptable by the investigator (i.e. not clinically relevant for the well-being of the subject or for the purpose of the study).

Exclusion Criteria

V1 (Screening, up to 14 days before V2)

• Non-idiopathic PD (atypical parkinsonism, secondary [acquired or symptomatic] parkinsonism, Parkinson-plus syndrome).
• Dyskinesia disability score > 3 in the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Sub-section IV A, item 33.
• Severe and/or unpredictable OFF periods.
• Treatment with prohibited medication: tolcapone, neuroleptics, venlafaxine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (except selegiline up to 10 mg/day in oral formulation or 1.25 mg/day in buccal absorption formulation or rasagiline up to 1 mg/day), or antiemetics with antidopaminergic action (except domperidone) within the month before screening.
• Previous use of entacapone.
• Treatment with apomorphine, alpha-methyldopa, or reserpine within the month before screening or likely to be needed at any time during the study.
• Dosage change of concomitant anti-PD medication within 4 weeks of screening.
• Previous or planned (during the entire study duration, including the OL period) deep brain stimulation.
• Previous stereotactic surgery (e.g. pallidotomy, thalamotomy) for PD or with planned stereotactic surgery during the study period.
• Any IMP within the 3 months (or within 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) before screening.
• Any medical condition that might place the subject at increased risk or interfere with assessments.
• Past (within the past year) or present history of suicidal ideation or suicide attempts.
• Current or previous (within the past year) diagnosis of major depressive disorder, mania, bipolar disorder, psychosis, dysthymia, generalised anxiety disorder, alcohol or substance abuse excluding caffeine or nicotine, impulse control disorders (e.g. pathological gambling), dementia or eating disorders according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision (DSM-IV) American Psychiatric Association, 2000 criteria, as determined by the investigator.
• A clinically relevant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality (relevance should be assessed by a cardiologist if needed).
• Current evidence of unstable cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction with important systolic or diastolic dysfunction, unstable angina, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class ≥ III), and significant cardiac arrhythmia (Mobitz II 2nd or 3rd degree AV block or any other arrhythmia causing haemodynamic repercussions as symptomatic bradycardia or syncope).
• Prior renal transplant or current renal dialysis.
• Pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, or other catecholamine secretive neoplasm.
• Known hypersensitivity to the ingredients of IMPs used.
• History of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) or NMS-like syndromes, or non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis.
• History of or current cancer disease, which in the investigator's opinion would exclude the subject from the study (e.g. melanoma, prostate cancer).
• Unstable active narrow-angle or unstable wide-angle glaucoma.
• History of or current evidence of any relevant disease in the context of this study, i.e. with respect to the safety of the subject or related to the study conditions, e.g. which may influence the absorption or metabolism (such as a relevant liver disease) of the IMP.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding. V2 (Randomisation, Day 0)
• Any abnormality in the liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase) > 2 times the upper limit of the normal range, in the screening laboratory tests results.
• Plasma sodium < 130 mmol/L, white blood cell count < 3000 cells/mm3, or any other relevant clinical laboratory abnormality in the screening laboratory tests results that, in the investigator's opinion, may compromise the subject's safety.
• Inadequate compliance to concomitant L-DOPA/DDCI and other anti-PD drugs during the Screening period.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 83 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Bial - Portela C S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Joaquim Ferreira, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, EPE - Hospital de Staª Maria-Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz

Locations

Bial - Portela & Cª, S.A.

S. Mamede Do Coronado, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

References

Harrison-Jones G, Green W, Bainbridge J. The Cost-Effectiveness of Opicapone Versus Entacapone as Adjuvant Therapy for Levodopa-Treated Individuals With Parkinson's Disease Experiencing End-of-Dose Motor Fluctuations. Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Sep 11;2025:8408907. doi: 10.1155/padi/8408907. eCollection 2025.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40979212 (View on PubMed)

Ferreira JJ, Lees A, Rocha JF, Poewe W, Rascol O, Soares-da-Silva P; Bi-Park 1 investigators. Opicapone as an adjunct to levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2016 Feb;15(2):154-165. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00336-1. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 26725544 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

2010-021860-13

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BIA-91067-301

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id