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NCT Number: NCT00036218

Study Evaluating Sumanirole for the Treatment of the Signs and Symptoms of Early Parkinson's Disease.

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether sumanirole is effective and safe in the treatment of the signs and symptoms of early Parkinson's disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

30 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Parkinson's disease of less than 7 years duration

Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale Stages 1 through 3.

Age greater than or equal to 30 years old.

Men or women (women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screen) and both must use adequate contraceptive methods.

Patients who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Atypical Parkinson's disease syndromes due to drugs, metabolic disorders, encephalitis, or degenerative diseases.

Levodopa received for 1-year accumulated interval in the last two years.

Dopamine agonist medications or catechol-o-methyl transferase inhibitors in the 30 days prior to baseline.

Unstable dose regimes of hypnotics, anxiolytics or antidepressants

Dementia

History of stereotaxic brain surgery, psychosis or active epilepsy within past year.

Participation in clinical trial within the previous 30 days.

Malignant melanoma or history of melanoma

Significant medical or pshychiatric condition.

Treatment and study plan

sumanirole

Drug

Ropinirole

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale) II + III total scores at end of maintenance, for sumanirole compared to placebo

Secondary outcomes

  1. To assess the safety profile of sumanirole; the benefit of sumanirole in quality of life measures, and change from baseline in UPDRS II + III total scores at end of maintenance, for sumanirole compared to ropinirole

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

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Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Sumanirole Versus Placebo or Ropinirole in Patients With Early Parkinson's Disease.

Important dates

Study start
2001
Study completion
2003
First posted
May 9, 2002
Registry last updated
Jun 7, 2006

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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