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Investigational Parkinson's Disease In Patients Not Well Controlled On L-dopa

A Phase III, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study of Six Months Treatment With Ropinirole CR as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Who Are Not Optimally Controlled on L-dopa

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00381472
Enrollment
393
Registered
2006-09-27
Start date
2003-06-30
Completion date
2004-12-31
Last updated
2017-03-23

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Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

Parkinson's Disease, Dyskinesia, Adjunctive Therapy with L-dopa

Brief summary

The purpose of this double-blind, placebo controlled study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational Parkinson's disease drug in patients with advanced disease who are not well-controlled on their L-dopa medication.

Interventions

DRUGRopinirole

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Idiopathic Parkinson's disease * Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale Stages II - IV * Stable dose of L-dopa for at least 4 weeks prior to screening. * Lack of control with L-dopa therapy. * Women of child-bearing potential must use a clinically accepted form of birth control.

Exclusion criteria

* Significant and/or uncontrolled medical conditions (excluding Parkinson's disease) within 3 months of screening. * Any abnormality, at screening, that is considered clinically relevant by the Investigator. * Dementia * Use of dopamine agonists within 4 weeks of screening visit. * Participation in other investigational drug studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change from baseline in awake time off at Week 24 LOCF (last observation carried forward).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change from baseline in:
amount and percent of awake time spent on
percent awake time spent off
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) total motor score
UPDRS Activities of Daily Living score

Countries

Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026