Sialorrhea and drooling
Conditions
Interventions
Following a baseline week, each participant will use glycopyrronium inhalations
during four weeks. Every week the dosing regimen change: starting with one time
daily inhalation of 44 µg glycopyrroni
Drooling
Sialorrhea
Sponsors
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed with Parkinson disease Moderate to severe sialorrhea, defined as a minimum of 4 on the Mier scale. Age > 18 years Able to fill the scoring table (or the partner/carer must be able to)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hypersensitivity to glycopyrronium or other excipients Use of medication with known anticholinergic effects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the determination of the safety and tolerability of glycopyrronium inhalations in PD patients with sialorrhea. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoints are to determine mean difference in loss of saliva between dosing regimens and baseline week and to investigate the preferred method of treatment by patients. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed