Multiple system atrophy(MSA) Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed as multiple system atrophy(A group), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (B group). 1) No change on medication, levodopa, dopamin agonist, and other limited drugs for eight weeks. 2) Without dysphagia for liquid. Part I-2 of unified MSA rateing scale (UMSARS) is under 1, 13th of Japanese PSP rating scale (PSPRS-J) is under 1. 3) Without dementia (MMSE >= 25). 4) Outpatients are better than admitted patietns. 5) The subjects are over 20 years-old. 6) Written informed consent must be obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) The patient with corticobasal degeneration, and other disease with parkisonism. 2) Dysphagia for liquid. Part I-2 of unified MSA rateing scale (UMSARS) is over 2, 13th of Japanese PSP rating scale (PSPRS-J) is over 2. 3) The presence of other serious disease. 4) The presence of malignant tumor. 5) The presence of adverce event caused with dopaminagonist. 6) Subjects which are inappropriate for the study according to our judgment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the change from baseline to 48th week in total score of part I, II, and IV of the unified MSA rating scale (MSARS) (A group), and total score of progressive supranuclear palsy ratong scale-Japanese (PSPRS-J). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Additional analysis 1.The change of MSARS part I, II, IV or each score (A group), and total score or each score of PSPRS from baseline to 8, 24, 48 weeks and post 8th weeks. 2. The duration to protocol ended because of addition of levodopa or other limited drugs and urinary catheterization due to urinary retention, pneumonia, or respiratory failure. Safety analysis 1) Adverse events. 2) Screening laboratory studies included level of total protein, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, serum urea nitrogen, calcium, chloride, creatinine, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, potassium, sodium, creatinine kinase, uric acid, choline esterase, LDL-cholestrol, HDL-cholestrol and triglyceride. | — |
Countries
Japan