Parkinson's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time 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
Institut de Recerca HSCSP