Status:

UNKNOWN

Safety, Tolerability and Effects of Mannitol in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Hadassah Medical Organization

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes disabling motor and cognitive impairments. Currently, no disease-modifying therapy exists for this disease. Mannitol, a natur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to understand and signing of informed consent form.
  • Age 40-75 years at the day of visit 1.
  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease that is based on the United Kingdom brain bank criteria diagnosed after the age of 40.
  • Stable regime of anti-parkinsonian medication for at least 4 weeks at the day of visit 1.

Exclusion

  • Patients with motor deficits that require administration of symptomatic therapy more than 4 times per day at the day of visit 1.
  • Patients on advanced therapy for Parkinson's disease (sub-cutaneous apomorphine, deep brain stimulation or intra-jejunal levodopa infusion).
  • Patients with dementia reflected by a Mini-mental state examination (MoCA) ≥ 24.
  • Patient with legal guardian.
  • History of psychosis or use of dopamine receptor blocking agent on the year proceeding at the visit 1. Quetiapine at dose lower or equal 50 mg per day prescribed for indication other than psychosis is allowed.
  • Suspected Parkinsonian syndrome other than Parkinson's disease.
  • Use of medical marihuana on the month proceeding visit 1.
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or fertile woman who does not use contraceptive. Woman of child-bearing potential must have a negative urine Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and will be monitored by repeated urine tests.
  • Patient with significantly impaired renal functions (urea or creatinine values 20% above the upper norm limit).
  • Diabetes mellitus.
  • Clinical evidence for congestive heart failure.
  • Patient with symptomatic orthostatic hypotension.
  • Based on investigator's opinion, any medical condition that may progress due to consumption of oral mannitol or glucose.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 20 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03823638

Start Date

November 20 2018

End Date

December 31 2020

Last Update

January 30 2019

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Hadassah Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel, 91120