Basic and Clinical Studies of Levodopa/Carbidopa/Entacapone in the Treatment of Early Parkinson's Disease

NCT ID: NCT06236230

Last Updated: 2024-02-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-15

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a, open-label, single-arm 8-week investigation of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in the treatment of early Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

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This study will enroll subjects who have a diagnosis of PD with Hoehn-Yahr stage 1.5-3.0 and assess the impact of low dosage of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone treatment on the motor function and quality of life among PD patients.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone is a combination drug consisting of levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone. Each tablet contains a 1:4 ratio of carbidopa to levodopa and 200 mg of entacapone. The optimum daily dosage of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone must be determined by careful titration in each patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

Intervention Type DRUG

On Day 1, subjects will be treated with levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone. Based on previous regimen. The dosage of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone will be equal to the previous total daily dose of LD, and the frequency of administration of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone is three or four times a day.

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone could be titrated in next 2 weeks according to the investigator's judgment, based on individual clinical response and tolerability.

After 2-week titration, the dose of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone will remain as constant as possible to the end of study.

Interventions

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levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

On Day 1, subjects will be treated with levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone. Based on previous regimen. The dosage of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone will be equal to the previous total daily dose of LD, and the frequency of administration of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone is three or four times a day.

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone could be titrated in next 2 weeks according to the investigator's judgment, based on individual clinical response and tolerability.

After 2-week titration, the dose of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone will remain as constant as possible to the end of study.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Stalevo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female and greater from 30 to 80.
* Diagnosis of idiopathic PD according to the MDS PD Diagnostic Criteria (2015).
* Hoehn-Yahr stage of 1.5-3.0 ("open" stage).
* Not on anti-PD medication or stable on anti-PD medication for at least 30 days.

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of atypical Parkinsonian syndrome, vascular Parkinsonism or drug-induced Parkinsonism.
* History of surgery within 6 months.
* Alcoholism, drug abuse, or severe cognitive impairment (including severe Alzheimer's disease)
* Psychiatric illness, epilepsy, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and clinically significant concomitant illnesses
* Participation in another clinical trial within 2 months.
* With dyskinesia.
* Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes them ineligible for enrolment.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chun-Feng Liu, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Locations

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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Chun-feng Liu, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+8613606210609

Facility Contacts

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Chun-Feng Liu, MD,PhD

Role: primary

+8613606210609

References

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Homayoun H. Parkinson Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Sep 4;169(5):ITC33-ITC48. doi: 10.7326/AITC201809040.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30178019 (View on PubMed)

Ahlskog JE, Muenter MD. Frequency of levodopa-related dyskinesias and motor fluctuations as estimated from the cumulative literature. Mov Disord. 2001 May;16(3):448-58. doi: 10.1002/mds.1090.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11391738 (View on PubMed)

Li J, Lou Z, Liu X, Sun Y, Chen J. Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Treatment with Entacapone in Advanced Parkinson's Disease with Motor Fluctuation: A Systematic Meta-Analysis. Eur Neurol. 2017;78(3-4):143-153. doi: 10.1159/000479555. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28813703 (View on PubMed)

Hauser RA, Auinger P; Parkinson Study Group. Determination of minimal clinically important change in early and advanced Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2011 Apr;26(5):813-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.23638. Epub 2011 Mar 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21437987 (View on PubMed)

Tolosa E, Hernandez B, Linazasoro G, Lopez-Lozano JJ, Mir P, Marey J, Kulisevsky J. Efficacy of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus levodopa/carbidopa in patients with early Parkinson's disease experiencing mild wearing-off: a randomised, double-blind trial. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2014 Apr;121(4):357-66. doi: 10.1007/s00702-013-1114-x. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24253234 (View on PubMed)

Hauser RA, Panisset M, Abbruzzese G, Mancione L, Dronamraju N, Kakarieka A; FIRST-STEP Study Group. Double-blind trial of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus levodopa/carbidopa in early Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2009 Mar 15;24(4):541-50. doi: 10.1002/mds.22343.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19058133 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JD-LK2023062-IR01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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