Fox Investigation for New Discovery of Biomarkers

NCT ID: NCT01705327

Last Updated: 2015-10-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is an observational, multi-center study to assess clinical features and biologic biomarkers in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared to healthy controls (HC). The primary objective of this study is to discover clinical and biologic markers of PD for use in clinical trials of disease-modifying therapies.

Detailed Description

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BioFIND is a two-year observational clinical study designed to discover and verify biomarkers of Parkinson's disease (PD). BioFIND is collecting clinical data and biospecimens, including blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), in a population of 120 well-defined, moderately advanced PD subjects and 120 healthy controls.

BioFIND will follow standardized data acquisition protocols to ensure that tests and assessments conducted at multiple sites can be pooled. Data and samples acquired from study participants will enable the development of a comprehensive Parkinson's database and biorepository, which will be available to the scientific community to conduct research on novel PD biomarkers.

Conditions

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Parkinson's Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Parkinson's Disease Subjects

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy Control Subjects

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects must have bradykinesia and rigidity.
* Current or history of well documented resting tremor.
* Unilateral onset or persistent asymmetry.
* A well established response to dopaminergic agents including the presence of levodopa induced dyskinesia for at least 3 years according to treating physician's judgment.
* Subject has progressive PD of 5 to 18 years of duration from the onset of symptoms.
* Male or female age of onset of PD 50 to 70 by history. Current ages would range from 55 to 93 based on #5 and #6 requirements.
* Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), and local regulations.
* Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, required study procedures and laboratory tests.


* Male or female age 55 to 93 years at visit 1.
* Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), and local regulations.
* Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, required study procedures and laboratory tests.

Exclusion Criteria

* Family history of PD in first degree relatives.
* Ashkenazi Jewish subject (defined as all 4 grandparents being Ashkenazi Jewish) will be excluded because of the high likelihood of genetic forms of PD (LRRK2) and GBA), unless these have been already excluded by genetic testing.
* Has others serious neurological disorders (clinically significant stroke, brain tumor, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, other neurodegenerative disorders, encephalitis, repeated head trauma).
* Has early severe autonomic involvement. Symptomatic orthostatic, hypotension or urinary incontinence within one year of onset of disease symptom.
* Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., Coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
* Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
* Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
* Use of investigational drugs or devices within 60 days prior to baseline (dietary supplements taken outside of a clinical trial are not exclusionary, e.g., coenzyme Q10).
* Has lower body predominant symptoms.
* Has supra-nuclear gaze palsy, CG sign, corticospinal track signs.


* Family history of PD in first degree relatives.
* Ashkenazi Jewish subject (defined as all 4 grandparents being Ashkenazi Jewish) will be excluded because of the high likelihood of genetic forms of PD (LRRK2) and GBA), unless these have been already excluded by genetic testing.
* Has other serious neurological disorders (clinically significant stroke, brain tumor, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, other neurodegenerative disorders, encephalitis, repeated head trauma).
* Has a history of cancer, autoimmune disorder, liver disease, or hematological disorders within the past 5 years.
* Has early severe autonomic involvement: symptomatic orthostatic hypotension or urinary incontinence within one year of onset of disease symptom.
* Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., Coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
* Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
* Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
* Use of investigational drugs or devices within 60 days prior to baseline (dietary supplements taken outside of a clinical trial are not exclusionary, e.g., coenzyme Q10).
* MoCA score \<26.
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

93 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Goldman, MD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rush University Medical Center

Roy Alcalay, MD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Claire Henchcliffe, MD, D. Phil

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Well Cornell Medical Center

Tao Xie, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Chicago

Paul Tuite, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Minnesota Medical Center

Un Jung Kang, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Chicago

Cindy Casaceli, MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Trial Coordinating Center, University of Rochester

Penelope Hogarth, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oregon Health and Science University

Samuel A. Frank, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Medical Center

Amy Amara, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cornell University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BioFIND

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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