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Efficacy of prucalopride for improving motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Efficacy of prucalopride for improving motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20180808002
Enrollment
30
Registered
2018-08-08
Start date
2018-08-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson&#39

Interventions

prucalopride : standard dose 2 mg (1mg/tab x 2 tab)oral once daily dose or 1 mg oral once daily dose if the patients are older than 65 years or chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5,placebo : 2 tab oral
Experimental Drug,Placebo Comparator Drug

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 years old or older 2. Fulfilled the UK Parkinson’s Disease Brain Bank criteria for PD 3. motor fluctuation by 9 item wearing off questionnaire 4. No anti-PD medication adjustment within the past 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of diabetes mellitus, chronic renal diseases, chronic liver disease, thyroid diseases or connective tissue disorders 2. Dementia 3. QT prolongation 4. Previous history of ventricular arrhythmia or myocardial infarction 5. Cirrhosis child pugh turcotte class C 6. Previous history of gastric surgery 7. Previous history of prolactinoma 8. Pregnant or lactating woman 9. Allergy to egg, prucalopride

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
percent of daily on time Within 24 hours after taking the drug on average in 7 days patient assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS) part III after taking drug 1 hour at day 0 and day 28 Neurologist assessment ,gastric emptying time after taking drug 1 hour at day 0 and day 28 gastric emptying scintigraphy,the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index at day 0 and day 28 patient assessment,side effect of prucalopride at day 28 patient assessment

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public Contactporntipa apiwatnakorn

Maharaj nakorn Chiang mai hospital

a_nulek@windowslive.com089 6318549

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026