Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of the Role of the Noradrenergic System in Pain Perception in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Toulouse

Collaborating Sponsors:

French Parkinson Association

Conditions:

Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD) frequently experienced painful sensations that could be, in part, due to a central modification of nociception mechanisms. Previous studies have shown ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease according to the criteria of the UKPDSBB
  • Parkinson's disease patients with a score ≤ 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale
  • Patients treated with dopaminergic antiparkinsonian drugs (L-Dopa, dopamine agonists, ICOMT…)
  • Patients affiliated to a social protection program
  • Women with efficacy contraception

Exclusion

  • Patients suffering from another pathology causing chronic pain (rheumatic disease, traumatic or orthopedic pathologies…)
  • Parkinson's disease patients with a score \> 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale
  • Depressed patients (MADRS score \< 16)
  • Patients suffering from a cancer
  • Patients under tutelage, curatella or law protection
  • Patients with a complete contraindication against apomorphine injections or duloxetine administration (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and monoamine oxydase inhibitors)
  • Patients without any control of their arterial hypertension
  • Patients with a neuroleptic treatment
  • Pregnant women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01504178

Start Date

May 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

February 23 2017

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CIC, Purpan Hospital

Toulouse, France, 31059