Parkinson'
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects had received the diagnosis of PD according to the United Kingdom Brain Bank criteria. 2) No change on medication, levodopa, dopamin agonist, and other limited drugs for eight weeks. 3) Modified Hoehn and Yahr staging (H&Y stage) on on-phase under 4. 4) Without dementia (MMSE >= 25). 5) Without dysphagia for water. 6) Outpatients are better than admitted patietns. 7) The subjects are over 20 years-old. 8) Written informed consent must be obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient has parkinsonism due to corticobasal syndrome, multiple system atrophy, drug parkinsonism, hydrocephalus, or essential tremor. 2. The presence of other serious disease. 3. The presence of malignant tumor. 4. The presence of adverse event caused by levodopa or dopamine agonist. 5. Pregnant woman 6. Allergy for drugs. 7.The subjects who is inappropriate for the study according to our judgment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint with efficacy in PD was the change of total score of UPDRS(I~IV) from baseline to the 72th week. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Additional analysis 1.The change of total UPDRS part II, III, each scores, and modified Hoehn and Yahr staging from baseline to 8th, 24th, 48th, and 72th weeks and post 8th weeks. The changes of total score of UPDRS from baseline to 8th, 24th, 48th and post 8th week. 2.The change of total PDQ39, each scores, and subtotal scores. 3.The duration to protocol ended because of addition of levodopa or progression of disease. Safety analysis 1) Adverse events except dyskinesia. 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
Contacts
Juntendo University School of Medicine Neurology