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Clinical study for the assessment of security of candesartan in Parkinson?s disease population and its potential benefit in cognitive impairment associated to Parkinson?s disease.

A prospective, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled, parallel group, phase II study to compare the efficacy and safety of candesartan versus placebo on cognitive impairment associated with Parkinson?s disease. Exploratory study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2016-000679-25-ES
Enrollment
56
Registered
2016-03-18
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-02-28

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Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Interventions

Trade Name: Parapres Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Sponsors

INSTITUT DE RECERCA HSCSP
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. Patient able to understand, sign, and date the written voluntary informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures. b. Outpatients of both genders in ages between 40 and 80 years. c. Patients diagnosed of Parkinson?s disease (Movement Disorder Society PD Criteria) d. Patients with a Hoehn and Yahr stage I-III e. Patients diagnosed of mild cognitive impairment associated to Parkinson?s Disease (PD-MCI criteria based on Movement Disorder Society task force guidelines). f. Patients with a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) rating scale score 20-25 inclusive. g. Patients diagnosed of Parkinson?s disease with stable dopaminergic treatment in the last 4 weeks. h. Patient able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol. i. Computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the last 18 months compatible with the diagnosis of Parkinson?s disease. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 28 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 28

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Illiterate patient b. Marked visual impairing or hearing loss. c. History of cardiac, hematologic, hepatic, renal, pancreatic, metabolic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrinologic, or neurologic system or a tumor that is clinically significant for their participation in the study. d. Presence of significant motor complications (moderate or severe wearing off defined as score >1 on item 42 of UPDRS part IV) or disabling dyskinesia (defined as score ? 1 on item 36 of UPDRS part IV). e. History of DBS surgery. f. Patient with a diagnosis of PD Dementia (probable, possible) according to the Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Dementia Associated with PD. g. Patients with active psychosis or major hallucinations, severe depression or delirium. h. Patients with symptomatic hypotension, hypovolemia or contraindications for taking antihypertensive medications. i. Patients whose renal function depends on Renin Angiotensin System: - Patients with cardiac failure class III or IV of the NYHA classification. - Patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis. j. Patients taking angiotensine-receptor blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or potassium-sparing diuretics. k. Patients previously treated with candesartan. l. Patients with hereditary galactose intolerance, glucose or galactose malabsortion m. Patients taking lithium. n. Patients taking acetilcholinesterase inhibitors, anticholinergic medication or dopamine receptor blockers. o. Patients who were on experimental treatments in the last 2 months previous to selection period. p. Patients presenting with one of the following conditions: - Life expectancy < 6 months - Any severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition q. Patients with history of poor compliance or history of drug/alcohol abuse, or current drug/alcohol abuse that might interfere with the ability to comply with the study protocol or give informed consent r. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. s. Patients with evidence of severe vascular pathology or white matter diffuse involvement in CT or MRI.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: 1. Security: control thorough laboratory tests, vital signs including blood pressure and heart rate, and physical examination findings including electrocardiogram. 2. Efficacy: assessed thorough analysis of Parkinson?s Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale change from baseline to 24 weeks after treatment with candesartan, compared to placebo. ;Secondary Objective: Secondary objectives are analysis of changes in serum biomarkers of neuroinflammation as well as an assessment of the effect of candesartan in executive function, functional, mood and motor scales compared to placebo;Primary end point(s): Absolute change in Parkinson?s disease-Cognitive Rating Scale score;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 24 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): - Absolute change in executive function scales: Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) and Tower of London (ToL), from baseline to week 24. - Absolute change in functional scales: Parkinson?s disease-Cognitive Functional Rating Scale, Schwab & England and 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire scores, from baseline to week 24. - Absolute change in mood scales: Starkstein Apathy Scale (AS) score and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score, from baseline to week 24. - Absolute change in motor state assessed by Unified Parkinson?s disease Rating Scale-part III, from baseline to week 24. - Absolute change in serum biomarkers: advanced glycosylation end products and AT1R antibodies, from baseline to week 24. ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 24 weeks

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactUICEC Sant Pau

Institut de Recerca HSCSP

epenag@santpau.cat34935537636

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026