Status:

COMPLETED

Study of the Effects of Dopaminergic Medications on Dopamine Transporter Density in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pfizer

GE Healthcare

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Parkinsonian Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study investigates whether there is a change in 123iodine-2ß- carbomethoxy-3ß-(4-iodophenyl) tropane (\[123I\]ß-CIT) uptake after short-term treatment with levodopa compared to either dopamine ag...

Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, open-label study of short-term treatment with levodopa or cabergoline on striatal DATscan uptake in early Parkinson's disease. Approximately 120 Parkinson's disease subjects wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The subject is aged 40 years or older.
  • Written informed consent is obtained.
  • Subjects have a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
  • Hoehn and Yahr stages for subjects are I-II.

Exclusion

  • The subject has atypical or drug-induced Parkinson's disease.
  • The subject has dementia.
  • The subject has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values, and/or clinically significant or unstable medical or psychiatric illness.
  • The subject is pregnant.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00129181

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

August 28 2009

Active Locations (9)

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Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University

Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

2

Neurological Department, Wilhelminenspital

Vienna, Austria, 1160

3

Dept. of Neurology, University of Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany, 04103

4

Dept. of Neurology Marburg, Phillips-Univ.

Marburg, Germany, 35039