eArly levoDopa With Opicapone in Parkinson's paTients wIth motOr fluctuatioNs.

NCT ID: NCT04990284

Last Updated: 2025-03-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-29

Study Completion Date

2023-04-04

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, parallel group, multicentre, multinational, prospective, open-label exploratory study in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients to evaluate the add-on efficacy of opicapone 50 mg or an extra dose of levodopa (L-DOPA) 100 mg as first strategy for the treatment of wearing-off.

Detailed Description

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The study consists of a one-week screening period, four weeks of open-label treatment and two weeks of post-study follow-up. The total study duration for each patient will be approximately 7 weeks

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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50 mg opicapone once-daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Opicapone

Intervention Type DRUG

50 mg hard capsules. Oral administration, once-daily at bedtime, at least 1 hour before or after L-DOPA/carbidopa or benserazide (L-DOPA/DDCI).

100 mg of L-DOPA

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

L-DOPA/DDCI

Intervention Type DRUG

L-DOPA/carbidopa or benserazide (L-DOPA/DDCI), 100/25 mg, oral administration

Interventions

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Opicapone

50 mg hard capsules. Oral administration, once-daily at bedtime, at least 1 hour before or after L-DOPA/carbidopa or benserazide (L-DOPA/DDCI).

Intervention Type DRUG

L-DOPA/DDCI

L-DOPA/carbidopa or benserazide (L-DOPA/DDCI), 100/25 mg, oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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BIA 9-1067 Levodopa

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to comprehend and willing to sign an informed consent form and to comply with all aspects of the study.
2. Male or female patients aged 30 years or older.
3. Diagnosed with idiopathic PD according to the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Clinical Diagnostic Criteria (2006) or according to the Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Clinical Diagnostic Criteria (2015).
4. Disease severity Stages I-III (Hoehn \& Yahr staging) at ON.
5. Treated on a stable regimen for at least four weeks before screening with immediate-release L-DOPA/DDCI, three to four intakes per day, and up to maximum daily dose of 600 mg L-DOPA.
6. In case of any other anti-PD-treatments, they should be on a stable regimen for at least four weeks before screening, and not likely to need any adjustment during the study.
7. Signs of wearing-off phenomenon with average total daily OFF-time while awake of at least 1 hour, including the early morning pre-first dose OFF (i.e. the time between wake-up and response to the first L DOPA/DDCI dosage), despite optimal anti-PD therapy (based on Investigator's assessment).
8. Experiencing wearing-off phenomenon for at least 4 weeks but less than 2 years prior to screening.
9. For females: Postmenopausal for at least 2 years before screening, surgically sterile for at least 6 months before screening, or practicing effective contraception until the post-study visit. Female patients who request to continue with oral contraceptives must be willing to use non-hormonal methods of contraception in addition during the course of this study.
10. Have filled-in self-rating diary charts in accordance with the diary chart instructions and with ≤3 errors per day while awake, in the three consecutive days preceding randomization.
11. With at least 1 hour at OFF state per day, including 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 at least two of the three-day self-rating diary charts for the three days preceding randomization.
12. Adequate compliance to relevant concomitant medication during the period between V1 and V2 (based on the Investigator's judgment).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-idiopathic PD (atypical parkinsonism, secondary \[acquired or symptomatic\] parkinsonism, Parkinson-plus syndrome).
2. Severe and/or unpredictable OFF periods, according to Investigator's judgment.
3. Average total daily OFF-time while awake of \>5 hours, including the early morning pre-first dose OFF, despite optimal anti-PD therapy (based on Investigator's assessment).
4. Treatment with prohibited medication: entacapone, tolcapone, monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (except selegiline up to 10 mg/day in oral formulation or 1.25 mg/day in buccal absorption formulation, rasagiline up to 1 mg/day or safinamide up to 100 mg/day), apomorphine or antiemetics with antidopaminergic action (except domperidone) within the last 4 weeks before screening.
5. Previous or planned (during the entire study duration) deep brain stimulation or stereotactic surgery (e.g. pallidotomy, thalamotomy).
6. Previous or current use of opicapone or L-DOPA/carbidopa intestinal gel infusion.
7. Use of any other investigational product (IP), currently or within the 3 months (or within 5 half-lives of the IP, whichever is longer) before screening.
8. Past (within the past year) or present history of suicidal ideation or suicide attempts.
9. Current or previous (within the past year) alcohol or substance abuse excluding caffeine or nicotine.
10. Phaeochromocytoma, paraganglioma, or other catecholamine secreting neoplasms.
11. Known hypersensitivity to the excipients of IP (including lactose intolerance, galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
12. History of neuroleptic malignant syndrome or non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis.
13. History of severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C).
14. Current or previous (within the past year) diagnosis of psychosis, severe major depression or other psychiatric disorders that, based on the Investigator's judgment, might place the patient at increased risk or interfere with assessments.
15. Any medical condition that might place the patient at increased risk or interfere with assessments.
16. For females: Pregnant or breastfeeding.
17. Employees of the Investigator, study centre, Sponsor, clinical research organisation and study consultants, when employees are directly involved in this study or other studies under the direction of this Investigator or study centre, and their family members.
18. Persons committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or other authorities.
19. With an average total daily OFF-time while awake of \>5 hours, including 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 at least two of the three-day self-rating diary charts for the three days preceding randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bial - Portela C S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau GmbH&Co KG

Wolfach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Klinik Haag i. OB

Haag in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Praxis Dr. Oehlwein

Gera, Thuringia, Germany

Site Status

Asklepios Fachklinikum Stadtroda

Stadtroda, Thuringia, Germany

Site Status

Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Praxis Dr. med. Kirsten Hahn

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Fondazione IRCCS CA' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria- Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana

Pisa, , Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria di Terni

Terni, , Italy

Site Status

Hospital Beatriz Ângelo

Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal

Site Status

CNS-Campus Neurologico Senior

Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal

Site Status

Hospital General Universitario de Elche

Elche, Alicante, Spain

Site Status

Hospital de Sant Joan Despi Moises Broggi

Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Ruber Internacional

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Orense

Ourense, , Spain

Site Status

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospitals Plymouth

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Site Status

King's College Hospital

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Site Status

Newcastle University- Clinical Ageing Research Unit

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Germany Italy Portugal Spain United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2020-002754-24

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BIA-91067-403

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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