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Open Label Continuation Treatment Study With Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Open-Label Continuation Treatment Study With Levodopa - Carbidopa Intestinal Gel In Subjects With Advanced Parkinson's Disease And Severe Motor-Fluctuations Who Have Exhibited A Persistent And Positive Effect To Treatment In Previous Studies

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00660673
Enrollment
262
Registered
2008-04-17
Start date
2009-11-13
Completion date
2021-11-30
Last updated
2022-12-02

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Conditions

Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Keywords

levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel, Severe Motor Fluctuations, Levodopa, Carbidopa, Parkinson's Disease, Dyskinesia

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to provide continued access to levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG), to participants who have already participated in an open-label efficacy and safety study with the same treatment (Study S187.3.003 \[NCT00360568\] or Study S187.3.004 \[NCT00335153\]).

Interventions

LCIG for upper-intestinal infusion is a suspension of levodopa (20 mg/mL) and carbidopa (5 mg/mL) in an aqueous gel that is dispensed in a medication cassette reservoir containing 100 mL of LCIG.

Portable infusion pump (CADD-Legacy Pump Model 1400) connected to the LCIG medication cassette reservoir.

DEVICEPercutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy with jejunal extension tube (PEG-J)

All participants previously had a PEG-J placed in one of the prior LCIG studies.

Sponsors

IQVIA, formerly Quintiles
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
AbbVie
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Age
30 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The participant should have completed participation in Study S187.3.003 or S187.3.004; and, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would benefit from long-term treatment with LCIG. * For Canada, participants will be allowed to participate in the S187.3.005 study with a minimum of 6 months of exposure to LCIG in the S187.3.004 study. * The participant must be able to understand the nature of the study and must provide written informed consent prior to the conduct of any study related procedures. If the participant does not have the capacity to provide informed consent, full informed consent must be obtained from the participant's legally authorized representative. Consenting will be performed according to local regulations.

Exclusion criteria

* Medical, laboratory, psychiatric, or surgical issues deemed by the investigator to be clinically significant and which could interfere with the participant's participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsFrom first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days, with a maximum of 4217 days (11.5 years).Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are defined as adverse events (AEs) which started on or after the date of the first LCIG Infusion in this study and within 30 days of the date of the last PEG-J exposure. At least possibly drug-related is defined as TEAEs assessed as having a Possible or Probable or missing relationship to study drug. Serious AEs included any untoward medical occurrence that: * Resulted in death * Was life-threatening * Required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of an existing hospitalization * Resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity * was a congenital anomaly/birth defect The severity of all AEs was characterized as mild, moderate or severe according to the following definitions: * Mild: usually transient and do not interfere with daily activities. * Moderate: low level of inconvenience or concern to the subject, may interfere with daily activities. * Severe: events interrupt the subject's usual daily activity.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Sleep AttacksBaseline (final assessment period of the previous open-label LCIG study) and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.Participants were asked whether they experienced any events in which they fell asleep suddenly or unexpectedly, including while engaged in some activity (e.g., eating/drinking, speaking, or driving) or at rest, with or without any previous warning of sleepiness. If yes, participants were asked if they suffered any bad outcome or problem from the falling asleep event.
Number of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study) and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.To monitor for the development of intense impulsive behavior the Minnesota Impulsive Disorder Interview (MIDI) was administered. The MIDI is a semi-structured clinical interview assessing pathological gambling, trichotillomania, kleptomania, pyromania, intermittent explosive disorder, compulsive buying, and compulsive sexual behavior.
Number of Participants Who Developed MelanomaOnce per year during the study; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.A comprehensive assessment for the presence of melanoma was performed at least once a year by a dermatologist.
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)From first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days, with a maximum of 4217 days (11.5 years).Adverse events of special interest (AESIs) were identified using standardized Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) queries (SMQ) or company MedDRA queries (CMQs). The AESI in the following categories were identified on the basis of review of the clinical program and postmarketing observations where the treatment system is commercially available. * Procedure and device associated events * Polyneuropathy, included preferred terms in either the peripheral neuropathy or GuillainBarre syndrome standardized MedDRA query (narrow search), such as polyneuropathy, decreased vibratory sense, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, neuralgia, demyelinating polyneuropathy, and sensory disturbance * Weight loss * Cardiovascular fatalities * Respiratory tract aspiration including aspiration pneumonia/pneumonitis.
Number of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or BehaviorEvery 6 months (beginning with implementation of Protocol Amendment 3) until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) was implemented with Protocol Amendment 3 (20 March 2012) in order to assess suicidal behavior and ideation. Suicidal ideation includes the wish to be dead, nonspecific active suicidal thoughts, active ideation without intent to act, active ideation with some intent to act, and active ideation with specific plan or intent. Suicidal behavior includes actual attempts, interrupted attempts, aborted attempts, completed suicide, and preparatory acts or behaviors. The number of participants with affirmative responses on the C-SSRS at any time during the treatment period is reported.
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesBaseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.A vital sign value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding Baseline value.
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesBaseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.A laboratory value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding Baseline value.
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesBaseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.A laboratory value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding baseline value. ULN = upper limit of normal
Number of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeEvery 6 months (beginning with implementation of Protocol Amendment 2) until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.Special tests for vitamin deficiencies (folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid \[MMA\], and homocysteine) were implemented with Protocol Amendment 2 (27 July 2011). The number of participants with vitamin levels outside of the normal range at any time post-baseline is reported for each vitamin tested.
Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearYear 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, > Year 10 (maximum time on treatment was approximately 11.5 years).Participants could use oral levodopa-carbidopa for scheduled or supplemental bedtime/overnight doses after the pump was disconnected for the night, or as rescue medication in case of acute deterioration caused by failure of the LCIG system such as tubes and/or the pump or the onset of an acute illness. The initiation of additional concomitant PD medication was allowed at the discretion of the Investigator if medically indicated.
Number of Participants With Device ComplicationsFrom first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.Device complications include complications with the pump, intestinal tube, PEG-J or stoma.
Change in Average Daily On Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The PD diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. On time is when medication is providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness and stiffness. Dyskinesia is involuntary twisting, turning movements which are an effect of medication and occur during on time. Non-troublesome dyskinesia does not interfere with function or cause meaningful discomfort. On time without troublesome dyskinesia is the sum of on time without dyskinesia and on time with non-troublesome dyskinesia. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A positive change indicates improvement. The PD diary was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Average Daily On Time With Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The PD diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. On time is when medication is providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness and stiffness. Dyskinesia is involuntary twisting, turning movements which are an effect of medication and occur during on time. Troublesome dyskinesia interferes with function or causes meaningful discomfort. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A positive change indicates improvement. The PD diary was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part I Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The Part I Score is the sum of the answers to the 4 questions that comprise Part I, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part I score ranges from 0-16 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part II Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The Part II score is the sum of the answers to the 13 questions that comprise Part II, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part II score ranges from 0-52 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). UPDRS Part III consists of 14 questions. Questions 20 - 26 are multi-part questions in that they are evaluated separately for multiple body parts. Counting each of these assessments leads to a total of 27 answers for Part III. The UPDRS Part III score is the sum of the 27 answers provided to the 14 Part III questions, each of which are measured on a 5-Point scale (0-4). The Part III score ranges from 0-108 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Total Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The UPDRS total score is the sum of the responses to the 31 questions (44 answers) that comprise Parts I - III of the scale. The total score ranges from 0 - 176 with 176 representing the worst (total) disability, and 0 no disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including Dyskinesias). The UPDRS Part IV Score is the sum of all answers to the 11 questions that comprise Part IV, 4 of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0 - 4) and 7 which are measured on a 2-point scale (0 - 1). The Part IV score ranges from 0 - 23 with higher scores associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Dyskinesia Score at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including Dyskinesias); and The UPDRS Part IV dyskinesia Score is the sum of Questions 32 (What proportion of the waking day are dyskinesias present?), 33 (How disabling are the dyskinesias? ), and 34 (How painful are the dyskinesias?) on UPDRS Part IV, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part IV dyskinesia score ranges from 0 - 12 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.
Change in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The PDQ-39 is a self-administered questionnaire that comprises 39 items addressing the following eight domains of health that patients consider to be adversely affected by the disease: * Mobility (e.g., fear of falling when walking) - 10 questions * Activities of daily living (e.g., difficulty cutting food) - 6 questions * Emotional well-being (e.g., feelings of isolation) - 6 questions * Stigma (e.g., social embarrassment) - 4 questions * Social support - 3 questions * Cognition - 4 questions * Communication - 3 questions * Bodily discomfort - 3 questions Each question is answered on a 5-point scale from 0 (Never) to 4 (Always / Cannot Do At All). Scores are calculated by summing the answers to the questions in the domain and converting to a scale from 0 to 100. Higher scores are associated with the more severe symptoms of the disease such as tremor and stiffness. The PDQ-39 summary index (range 0-100) includes responses to all 39 items. A negative change indicates improvement.
Change in Average Daily Off Time Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentPrior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.The PD symptom diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. Off time was defined as time when medication had worn off and was no longer providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness, and stiffness. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A negative change for off time indicates improvement. The PD diary assessment was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at United States (US) sites only.

Countries

Australia, Canada, Czechia, Israel, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Enrollment began in November 2009 and was completed in October 2012. Participants were enrolled at 61 sites in 11 countries: Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Israel, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Pre-assignment details

This study was an open-label extension study for participants with Parkinson's disease (PD) who had completed one of the prior studies S187.3.003 (NCT00360568) or S187.3.004 (NCT00335153). Participants were to receive continued access to levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) in the extension study until treatment became commercially available in their home country.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel
Participants received LCIG continuously administered through a PEG-J directly into the jejunum via a portable pump during 16 hours of wakefulness. Initial dosing was based on the dosing regimen that the participant received during the previous LCIG study. Dosing was individually optimized and adjusted as clinically indicated. In addition to a morning dose (to prime the intestinal tube and rapidly achieve the therapeutic dose level) of 5 to 10 mL (100 to 200 mg levodopa), and the continuous infusion usually 2 to 6 mL/hour (40 to 120 mg levodopa/hour), participants were allowed to self-administer additional doses of LCIG to address immediate subjective needs (eg, deterioration of motor function). Participants received LCIG until it became commercially available.
262
Total262

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdministrative2
Overall StudyAdverse Event84
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy7
Overall StudyProtocol Violation2
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject22

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLevodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel
Age, Continuous64.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9
Age, Customized
< 65 years
133 Participants
Age, Customized
≥ 65 years
129 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
255 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
21 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black of African Heritage or African American
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
239 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
100 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
162 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
59 / 262
other
Total, other adverse events
223 / 262
serious
Total, serious adverse events
159 / 262

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are defined as adverse events (AEs) which started on or after the date of the first LCIG Infusion in this study and within 30 days of the date of the last PEG-J exposure. At least possibly drug-related is defined as TEAEs assessed as having a Possible or Probable or missing relationship to study drug. Serious AEs included any untoward medical occurrence that: * Resulted in death * Was life-threatening * Required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of an existing hospitalization * Resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity * was a congenital anomaly/birth defect The severity of all AEs was characterized as mild, moderate or severe according to the following definitions: * Mild: usually transient and do not interfere with daily activities. * Moderate: low level of inconvenience or concern to the subject, may interfere with daily activities. * Severe: events interrupt the subject's usual daily activity.

Time frame: From first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days, with a maximum of 4217 days (11.5 years).

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAny treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE)253 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTEAE at least possibly related to study drug219 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious TEAE159 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSevere TEAE152 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTEAE leading to premature study discontinuaton82 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTEAE leading to death58 Participants
Secondary

Change in Average Daily Off Time Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of Treatment

The PD symptom diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. Off time was defined as time when medication had worn off and was no longer providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness, and stiffness. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A negative change for off time indicates improvement. The PD diary assessment was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at United States (US) sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily Off Time Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion-3.97 hoursStandard Deviation 2.86
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily Off Time Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline-0.19 hoursStandard Deviation 2.19
Comparison: Change from initial LCIG infusion to end of study in off time was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t testp-value: <0.001One-sample t-test
Comparison: Change from Baseline to end of study in off time was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t-test.p-value: 0.433One-sample t-test
Secondary

Change in Average Daily On Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of Treatment

The PD diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. On time is when medication is providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness and stiffness. Dyskinesia is involuntary twisting, turning movements which are an effect of medication and occur during on time. Non-troublesome dyskinesia does not interfere with function or cause meaningful discomfort. On time without troublesome dyskinesia is the sum of on time without dyskinesia and on time with non-troublesome dyskinesia. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A positive change indicates improvement. The PD diary was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily On Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion3.86 hoursStandard Deviation 3.31
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily On Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline-0.51 hoursStandard Deviation 3.19
Comparison: Change from initial LCIG infusion to end of study in on time without troublesome dyskinesia was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t-test.p-value: <0.001One-sample t-test
Comparison: Change from Baseline to end of study in on time without troublesome dyskinesia was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t testp-value: 0.15One-sample t-test
Secondary

Change in Average Daily On Time With Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of Treatment

The PD diary asks participants (or their caregivers) to indicate their status upon waking and every 30 minutes during their normal waking time according to the following categories: asleep, off, on without dyskinesia, on with non-troublesome dyskinesia, or on with troublesome dyskinesia. On time is when medication is providing benefit with regard to mobility, slowness and stiffness. Dyskinesia is involuntary twisting, turning movements which are an effect of medication and occur during on time. Troublesome dyskinesia interferes with function or causes meaningful discomfort. PD diary times were normalized to a 16-hour waking day and averaged for the 3 days prior to each study visit. A positive change indicates improvement. The PD diary was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily On Time With Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion0.12 hoursStandard Deviation 3.03
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Average Daily On Time With Troublesome Dyskinesia Based on the Parkinson's Disease Symptom Diary at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline0.70 hoursStandard Deviation 2.66
Comparison: Change from initial LCIG infusion to end of study in on time with troublesome dyskinesia was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t testp-value: 0.725One-sample t-test
Comparison: Change from Baseline to end of study in on time with troublesome dyskinesia was assessed for significance using a 1-sample paired t testp-value: 0.019One-sample t-test
Secondary

Change in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of Treatment

The PDQ-39 is a self-administered questionnaire that comprises 39 items addressing the following eight domains of health that patients consider to be adversely affected by the disease: * Mobility (e.g., fear of falling when walking) - 10 questions * Activities of daily living (e.g., difficulty cutting food) - 6 questions * Emotional well-being (e.g., feelings of isolation) - 6 questions * Stigma (e.g., social embarrassment) - 4 questions * Social support - 3 questions * Cognition - 4 questions * Communication - 3 questions * Bodily discomfort - 3 questions Each question is answered on a 5-point scale from 0 (Never) to 4 (Always / Cannot Do At All). Scores are calculated by summing the answers to the questions in the domain and converting to a scale from 0 to 100. Higher scores are associated with the more severe symptoms of the disease such as tremor and stiffness. The PDQ-39 summary index (range 0-100) includes responses to all 39 items. A negative change indicates improvement.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentSummary Index: Change from initial LCIG infusion-1.46 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 16.98
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentSummary Index: Change from Baseline6.83 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 13.14
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentMobility Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion-2.08 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 27.98
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentMobility Domain: Change from Baseline12.01 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 21.81
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentActivities of Daily Living Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion-1.55 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 28.4
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentActivities of Daily Living Domain: Change from Baseline9.35 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 20.4
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentEmotional Well-Being Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion-0.58 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.31
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentEmotional Well-Being Domain: Change from Baseline2.53 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 16.95
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentStigma Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion-9.50 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 22.49
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentStigma Domain: Change from Baseline-0.18 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.52
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentSocial Support Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion3.59 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.54
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentSocial Support Domain: Change from Baseline2.25 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 17.88
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentCognition Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion1.78 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.52
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentCognition Domain: Change from Baseline6.56 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.63
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentCommunication Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion3.19 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 23.01
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentCommunication Domain: Change from Baseline8.17 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.27
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentBodily Discomfort Domain: Change from initial LCIG infusion-4.74 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 24.61
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Scores at End of TreatmentBodily Discomfort Domain: Change from Baseline5.64 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 19.7
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). UPDRS Part III consists of 14 questions. Questions 20 - 26 are multi-part questions in that they are evaluated separately for multiple body parts. Counting each of these assessments leads to a total of 27 answers for Part III. The UPDRS Part III score is the sum of the 27 answers provided to the 14 Part III questions, each of which are measured on a 5-Point scale (0-4). The Part III score ranges from 0-108 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion4.51 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 14.71
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline9.18 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 10.63
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part II Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The Part II score is the sum of the answers to the 13 questions that comprise Part II, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part II score ranges from 0-52 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part II Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion3.04 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.76
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part II Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline6.11 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 5.48
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part I Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The Part I Score is the sum of the answers to the 4 questions that comprise Part I, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part I score ranges from 0-16 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part I Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion1.51 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.83
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part I Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline1.46 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.29
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Dyskinesia Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including Dyskinesias); and The UPDRS Part IV dyskinesia Score is the sum of Questions 32 (What proportion of the waking day are dyskinesias present?), 33 (How disabling are the dyskinesias? ), and 34 (How painful are the dyskinesias?) on UPDRS Part IV, each of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0-4). The Part IV dyskinesia score ranges from 0 - 12 and higher scores are associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Dyskinesia Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion-0.19 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.55
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Dyskinesia Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline0.55 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.86
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including Dyskinesias). The UPDRS Part IV Score is the sum of all answers to the 11 questions that comprise Part IV, 4 of which are measured on a 5-point scale (0 - 4) and 7 which are measured on a 2-point scale (0 - 1). The Part IV score ranges from 0 - 23 with higher scores associated with more disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion-2.27 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.7
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part IV Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline0.77 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.86
Secondary

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Total Score at End of Treatment

The UPDRS is an Investigator-used rating tool to follow the longitudinal course of PD. It is made up of the following sections: I) Mentation, Behavior, and Mood; II) Activities of Daily Living; III) Motor Examinations; IV) Complications of Therapy sections (including dyskinesias). The UPDRS total score is the sum of the responses to the 31 questions (44 answers) that comprise Parts I - III of the scale. The total score ranges from 0 - 176 with 176 representing the worst (total) disability, and 0 no disability. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. The UPDRS was implemented with Protocol amendment 4 (December 2013) for participants at US sites only.

Time frame: Prior to initial LCIG infusion (in the previous study, before the first LCIG infusion), Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study), and end of treatment; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: Participants who were enrolled in the United States and had at least 1 efficacy assessment in the current study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Total Score at End of TreatmentChange from initial LCIG infusion9.12 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 20.91
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelChange in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Total Score at End of TreatmentChange from Baseline16.82 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 15.01
Secondary

Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment Year

Participants could use oral levodopa-carbidopa for scheduled or supplemental bedtime/overnight doses after the pump was disconnected for the night, or as rescue medication in case of acute deterioration caused by failure of the LCIG system such as tubes and/or the pump or the onset of an acute illness. The initiation of additional concomitant PD medication was allowed at the discretion of the Investigator if medically indicated.

Time frame: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, > Year 10 (maximum time on treatment was approximately 11.5 years).

Population: Participants who received LCIG during each year in this extension study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa100 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)126 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications36 Participants
Year 2Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa91 Participants
Year 2Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications32 Participants
Year 2Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)107 Participants
Year 3Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications26 Participants
Year 3Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa74 Participants
Year 3Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)96 Participants
Year 4Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa55 Participants
Year 4Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)74 Participants
Year 4Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications17 Participants
Year 5Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications7 Participants
Year 5Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)52 Participants
Year 5Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa37 Participants
Year 6Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa16 Participants
Year 6Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)38 Participants
Year 6Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications5 Participants
Year 7Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)33 Participants
Year 7Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa9 Participants
Year 7Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications2 Participants
Year 8Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)28 Participants
Year 8Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa8 Participants
Year 8Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications2 Participants
Year 9Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications1 Participants
Year 9Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)21 Participants
Year 9Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa5 Participants
Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)17 Participants
Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications1 Participants
Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa4 Participants
> Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearOther concomitant PD medications0 Participants
> Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearNo concomitant PD medications (LCIG only)8 Participants
> Year 10Number of Participants Receiving Concomitant Anti-Parkinson's Disease Medications by Treatment YearConcomitant oral levodopa/carbidopa1 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Developed Melanoma

A comprehensive assessment for the presence of melanoma was performed at least once a year by a dermatologist.

Time frame: Once per year during the study; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants Who Developed Melanoma2 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or Behavior

The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) was implemented with Protocol Amendment 3 (20 March 2012) in order to assess suicidal behavior and ideation. Suicidal ideation includes the wish to be dead, nonspecific active suicidal thoughts, active ideation without intent to act, active ideation with some intent to act, and active ideation with specific plan or intent. Suicidal behavior includes actual attempts, interrupted attempts, aborted attempts, completed suicide, and preparatory acts or behaviors. The number of participants with affirmative responses on the C-SSRS at any time during the treatment period is reported.

Time frame: Every 6 months (beginning with implementation of Protocol Amendment 3) until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with available C-SSRS data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or BehaviorAny suicidal ideation or behavior32 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or BehaviorAny suicidal ideation30 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or BehaviorAny suicidal behavior6 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Any Suicidal Ideation or BehaviorNon-suicidal self-injurious behavior1 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Device Complications

Device complications include complications with the pump, intestinal tube, PEG-J or stoma.

Time frame: From first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Device ComplicationsAny device complication244 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Device ComplicationsDevice complication leading to tube replacement183 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Device ComplicationsDevice complication with associated adverse event177 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Device ComplicationsDevice complication with associated adverse event leading to tube replacement43 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Intense Impulsive Behavior

To monitor for the development of intense impulsive behavior the Minnesota Impulsive Disorder Interview (MIDI) was administered. The MIDI is a semi-structured clinical interview assessing pathological gambling, trichotillomania, kleptomania, pyromania, intermittent explosive disorder, compulsive buying, and compulsive sexual behavior.

Time frame: Baseline (final assessment of the previous open-label LCIG study) and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with available MIDI data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Pathological Gambling1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Trichotillomania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Kleptomania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Pyromania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Intermittent Explosive Disorder0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Compulsive Buying1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorBaseline: Compulsive Sexual Behavior1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Pathological Gambling1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Trichotillomania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Kleptomania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Pyromania0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Intermittent Explosive Disorder0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Compulsive Buying2 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Intense Impulsive BehaviorPost-baseline: Compulsive Sexual Behavior14 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory Values

A laboratory value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding baseline value. ULN = upper limit of normal

Time frame: Baseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with at least one post-baseline measurement for each parameter

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesCreatinine > 177 µmol/L0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesCalcium < 1.75 mmol/L1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesCalcium > 3.0 mmol/L0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesTotal bilirubin > 2 x ULN0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesAspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 3 x ULN0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesAlanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 3 x ULN0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesGamma glutamyl-transferase (GGT) > 3 x ULN5 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesLactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 3 x ULN0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesAlkaline phosphatase (ALP) > 400 U/L0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesCreatine phosphokinase (CPK) > 3 x ULN6 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesNon-fasting glucose < 2.78 mmol/L4 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesNon-fasting glucose > 16.0 mmol/L1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesUric acid > 500 µmol/L (Female); > 590 µmol/L (Male)0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesBlood urea nitrogen (BUN) > 10.8 mmol/L11 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Chemistry Laboratory ValuesCholesterol > 12.9 mmol/L0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory Values

A laboratory value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding Baseline value.

Time frame: Baseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with at least one post-baseline measurement for each parameter.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesRed blood cells (RBC) < 2.0 × 10^12 cells/L (Female); < 2.5 × 10^12 cells/L (Male)0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesHaemoglobin < 90 g/L (Female); < 100 g/L (Male)9 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesHaematocrit < 30% (Female); < 34% (Male)16 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesWhite blood cells (WBC) < 2.8 × 10^9 cells/L3 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesWBC > 16.0 × 10^9 cells/L2 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesAbsolute neutrophil count < 1.2 × 10^9 cells/L2 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesLymphocytes > 80%0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesAbsolute lymphocyte count < 0.75 × 10^9 cells/L14 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesEosinophils > 10%4 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesMonocytes > 30%1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesPlatelet count < 95 × 10^9 cells/L2 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesPlatelet count > 700 × 10^9 cells/L0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesMean corpuscular volume (MCV) < 60 fL0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Hematology Laboratory ValuesMCV > 120 fL0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign Values

A vital sign value was considered potentially clinically significant if it satisfied the pre-specified criteria presented in the table and was also more extreme than the participant's corresponding Baseline value.

Time frame: Baseline and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with at least one post-baseline measurement for each parameter.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesWeight ≥ 7% increase from Baseline36 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine Systolic Blood Pressure ≥180 mmHg and > 40 mmHg increase from Baseline6 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine Systolic Blood Pressure ≤ 90 mmHg and > 30 mmHg decrease from Baseline13 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding Systolic Blood Pressure ≥ 180 mmHg and > 40 mmHg increase from Baseline1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding Systolic Blood Pressure ≤ 90 mmHg and > 30 mmHg decrease from Baseline26 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesOrthostatic Change in Systolic Blood Pressure Decrease of ≥ 30 mmHg73 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine Diastolic Blood Pressure ≥ 105 mmHg and > 30 mmHg increase from Baseline2 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine Diastolic Blood Pressure ≤ 50 mmHg and > 30 mmHg decrease from Baseline6 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding Diastolic Blood Pressure ≥ 105 mmHg and > 30 mmHg increase from Baseline7 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding Diastolic Blood Pressure ≤ 50 mmHg and > 30 mmHg decrease from Baseline14 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesOrthostatic Change in Diastolic Blood Pressure Decrease of ≥ 20 mmHg45 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine Pulse ≥ 120 bpm and > 30 bpm increase from Baseline0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesSupine pulse ≤ 50 bpm and > 30 bpm decrease from Baseline3 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding pulse ≥ 120 bpm and > 30 bpm increase from Baseline5 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesStanding pulse ≤ 50 bpm and > 30 bpm decrease from Baseline4 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesTemperature ≥ 38.3℃ and ≥ 1.1℃ increase from Baseline0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Vital Sign ValuesWeight ≥ 7% decrease from Baseline140 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Sleep Attacks

Participants were asked whether they experienced any events in which they fell asleep suddenly or unexpectedly, including while engaged in some activity (e.g., eating/drinking, speaking, or driving) or at rest, with or without any previous warning of sleepiness. If yes, participants were asked if they suffered any bad outcome or problem from the falling asleep event.

Time frame: Baseline (final assessment period of the previous open-label LCIG study) and every 6 months until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with available sleep attack data. The number of participants who experienced a sleep attack with a bad outcome or problem is based on the number of participants who reported sleep attacks.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Sleep AttacksBaseline: One or more sleep attacks6 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Sleep AttacksBaseline: One or more sleep attacks with a bad outcome0 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Sleep AttacksPost-baseline: One or more sleep attacks27 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Sleep AttacksPost-baseline: One or more sleep attacks with a bad outcome3 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)

Adverse events of special interest (AESIs) were identified using standardized Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) queries (SMQ) or company MedDRA queries (CMQs). The AESI in the following categories were identified on the basis of review of the clinical program and postmarketing observations where the treatment system is commercially available. * Procedure and device associated events * Polyneuropathy, included preferred terms in either the peripheral neuropathy or GuillainBarre syndrome standardized MedDRA query (narrow search), such as polyneuropathy, decreased vibratory sense, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy, neuralgia, demyelinating polyneuropathy, and sensory disturbance * Weight loss * Cardiovascular fatalities * Respiratory tract aspiration including aspiration pneumonia/pneumonitis.

Time frame: From first dose of LCIG in this study up to 30 days after the date of last PEG-J exposure; median duration of treatment was 1178 days, with a maximum of 4217 days (11.5 years).

Population: ll participants who received LCIG in this extension study

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)TE AESI related to procedure and device162 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)TE AESI related to polyneuropathy24 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)TE AESI related to weight loss53 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)TE AESI related to cardiovascular fatalities7 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (TE AESI)TE AESI related to aspiration71 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal Range

Special tests for vitamin deficiencies (folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid \[MMA\], and homocysteine) were implemented with Protocol Amendment 2 (27 July 2011). The number of participants with vitamin levels outside of the normal range at any time post-baseline is reported for each vitamin tested.

Time frame: Every 6 months (beginning with implementation of Protocol Amendment 2) until final visit; median duration of treatment was 1178 days.

Population: All participants who received LCIG in this extension study with at least one post-baseline measurement for each parameter.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeVitamin B12 < 148 pmol/L22 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeVitamin B12 > 775 pmol/L46 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeMethylmalonic acid > 0.4 µmol/L65 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeHomocysteine < 3.7 µmol/L1 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeHomocysteine > 13.9 µmol/L198 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeVitamin B6 < 20 nmol/L155 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeVitamin B6 > 125 nmol/L108 Participants
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal GelNumber of Participants With Vitamin Levels Outside of the Normal RangeFolic acid < 4.5 nmol/L6 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026