Trial to Evaluate The Efficacy Of Rotigotine on Parkinson's Disease-Associated Motor Symptoms And Apathy

NCT ID: NCT01782222

Last Updated: 2018-08-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2014-03-31

Brief Summary

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This trial is being conducted to assess the effects of Rotigotine over Placebo on improvement of Apathy and motor symptoms in subjects with early-stage and advanced stage idiopathic Parkinson´s Disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Rotigotine, high dose

Rotigotine, transdermal patches, maximal 16 mg / 24 hours for patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease and 8 mg / 24 hours for those with early Parkinson's Disease

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rotigotine

Intervention Type DRUG

Rotigotine, transdermal patches:

10 cm\^2 (2 mg / 24 hours); 20 cm\^2 (4 mg / 24 hours); 30 cm\^2 (6 mg / 24 hours); 40 cm\^2 (8 mg / 24 hours)

The maximum Rotigotine dose allowed is 8 mg / 24 hours or 16 mg / 24 hours for patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease and 6 mg / 24 hours or 8 mg / 24 hours for those with early Parkinson's Disease Duration: up to 21 weeks (including de-escalation)

Rotigotine, low dose

Rotigotine, transdermal patches, optimal dose, maximal 8 mg / 24 hours for patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease and 6 mg / 24 hours for those with early Parkinson's Disease

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rotigotine

Intervention Type DRUG

Rotigotine, transdermal patches:

10 cm\^2 (2 mg / 24 hours); 20 cm\^2 (4 mg / 24 hours); 30 cm\^2 (6 mg / 24 hours); 40 cm\^2 (8 mg / 24 hours)

The maximum Rotigotine dose allowed is 8 mg / 24 hours or 16 mg / 24 hours for patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease and 6 mg / 24 hours or 8 mg / 24 hours for those with early Parkinson's Disease Duration: up to 21 weeks (including de-escalation)

Placebo

Placebo transdermal patches

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo, matching transdermal patches

Duration: up to 21 weeks (including de-escalation)

Interventions

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Rotigotine

Rotigotine, transdermal patches:

10 cm\^2 (2 mg / 24 hours); 20 cm\^2 (4 mg / 24 hours); 30 cm\^2 (6 mg / 24 hours); 40 cm\^2 (8 mg / 24 hours)

The maximum Rotigotine dose allowed is 8 mg / 24 hours or 16 mg / 24 hours for patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease and 6 mg / 24 hours or 8 mg / 24 hours for those with early Parkinson's Disease Duration: up to 21 weeks (including de-escalation)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo, matching transdermal patches

Duration: up to 21 weeks (including de-escalation)

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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(6S)-6-propyl-[2 (2 thienyl)ethyl]amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with early or advanced idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
* Patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: intake of Levodopa on a stable dose of at least 200 mg/day
* Unsatisfactory control of Parkinson's Disease motor symptoms under current treatment
* Patients experiencing Apathy associated with Parkinson's Disease
* Hoehn and Yahr stage score of I to IV
* Mini-Mental State Examination score ≥ 25
* If an antidepressant drug is taken, the dose must be stable

Exclusion Criteria

* Therapy with a Dopamine agonist
* Discontinuation from pervious therapy with a dopamine agonist after an adequate length of treatment, at adequate dose, due to lack of efficacy
* Any medical or psychiatric condition that jeopardizes / compromises patient's ability for participation
* Patient has received Neuroleptics, Dopamine releasing substances, Dopamine modulating substances, Alpha-Methyldopa, Metoclopramide, MAO-A inhibitors, Budipine, or Tolcapone
* Electroconvulsive therapy
* Patient has a

* current/anticipated psychotherapy or behavior therapy
* history of deep brain stimulation
* history of suicide attempt or has suicidal ideation
* impulse control disorder
* severe Depression
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Locations

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4320

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

4309

Oxnard, California, United States

Site Status

4306

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

4311

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Site Status

4313

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

4314

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

4318

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

4316

Winfield, Illinois, United States

Site Status

4322

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

4304

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

4326

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

4330

Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

4302

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

4303

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status

4317

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

4323

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

4319

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

4325

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

4329

Akron, Ohio, United States

Site Status

4312

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

4324

Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

4332

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

4305

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

4307

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

4333

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Site Status

3001

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status

3003

Linz, , Austria

Site Status

3301

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

3302

Debrecen, , Hungary

Site Status

3509

Gdansk, , Poland

Site Status

3506

Gdynia, , Poland

Site Status

3504

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

3801

Banská Bystrica, , Slovakia

Site Status

3805

Bratislava, , Slovakia

Site Status

3806

Krompachy, , Slovakia

Site Status

3807

Žilina, , Slovakia

Site Status

3901

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status

4001

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

4006

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

4009

Oviedo, , Spain

Site Status

4005

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

4010

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Austria Hungary Poland Slovakia Slovenia Spain

References

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Hauser RA, Slawek J, Barone P, Dohin E, Surmann E, Asgharnejad M, Bauer L. Evaluation of rotigotine transdermal patch for the treatment of apathy and motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. BMC Neurol. 2016 Jun 7;16:90. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0610-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27267880 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2012-002840-26

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PD0005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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