Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Assessment of daily maintenance dose of Sifrol®, L-dopa sparing effect, effect on tremor, depression, anhedonia and tolerability
Interventions
DRUGPramipexole
Sponsors
Boehringer Ingelheim
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson's disease for whom combined treatment with Sifrol and L-dopa was indicated
Exclusion criteria
* NA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in cumulative daily doses of Sifrol® | up to 8 weeks | Changes in the doses between visits are evaluated using Wilcoxon's signed rank test |
| Changes in cumulative daily doses of L-dopa | up to 8 weeks | Changes in the doses between visits are evaluated using Wilcoxon's signed rank test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Snaith-Hamilton-Pleasure-Scale total score | Baseline, after 8 weeks | patients with SPES depression \>= 2 |
| Change from Baseline in Tremor Impact Scale (TIS-D) total score | Baseline, after 8 weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in global Parkinson's Disease (PD) symptoms | Baseline, after 8 weeks | Akinesia, anhedonia, depression, dyskinesia, motor fluctuation, cognitive disturbances, rigor and tremor |
| Change from Baseline in Short Parkinson Evaluation Scale (SPES) total score | Baseline, after 8 weeks | — |
| Global assessment of tolerability by investigator on a 5-point scale | after 8 weeks | — |
| Number of patients with adverse events | up to 8 weeks | — |
| Number of patients with adverse drug reactions | up to 8 weeks | — |
| Global assessment of efficacy by investigator on a 5-point scale | after 8 weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in SPES subscales | Baseline, after 8 weeks | Psychopathological disturbances, Activities of daily living, Evaluation of motor function, Tremor, Resting Tremor, Postural tremor, Complications of therapy |
Outcome results
None listed