Status:

COMPLETED

Rasagiline and Apathy in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Conditions:

Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rasagiline is effective in the treatment of apathy in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of rasagiline in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and apathy. Secondary objectives are 1) to evaluate the affective and cognitive ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with idiopathic PD optimally treated for their motor deficits with stable doses of L-Dopa and/or dopamine agonists and showing a non-zero score on the item 4 (motivation/initiative) of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

Exclusion

  • Dementia associated to PD according to DSM IV criteria. History of primary psychiatric illness or Axis I diagnoses according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV
  • Patients complaining of acute mood or cognitive fluctuations in response to dopaminergic medication
  • Patients treated with any MAO inhibitor (including Selegiline), fluoxetine and fluvoxamine during the previous month before inclusion. Also will be excluded patients with a neurological disorder other than PD, any unstable systemic disease and pregnant or possibly pregnant women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00755027

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

August 10 2015

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Fundacio de Gestio Sanitaria de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 08025