Effects of Coenzyme Q10 in PSP and CBD

To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Coenzyme Q 10 versus placebo in patients with atypical parkinsonian syndromes corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) ).

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Key information

Conditions

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cranial Nerve Diseases Eye Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neurological Disorders Ocular Motility Disorders Ophthalmoplegia Paralysis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive Tauopathies

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Lahey Clinic

Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of PSP and CBD (above) and who were diagnosed within the past 5 years
Age > 40
Subjects receiving anticholinergics, amantadine, dopamine agonists, carbidopa/levodopa, eldepryl, or comtan must be on a stable dose for at least 30 days prior to baseline visit.
Patients agreeable to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Prior or concurrent therapy with anticholinergics, amantadine,a dopamine agonist,carbidopa/levodopa or comtan within 30 days of the baseline visit.
Parkinsons disease or any other atypical parkinsonism; Parkinsonism due to drugs.
History of pallidotomy, thalamotomy, deep brain stimulation or fetal tissue transplant.
Previous use of coenzyme Q10 within 60 days of the baseline visit.

Treatment and study plan

CoQ10

Drug

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lahey Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Coenzyme Q10 in PSP and CBD, A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double Blind Cross Over Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start: 2004
Study completion: 2005
First posted: Sep 20, 2007
Registry last updated: Jun 15, 2018

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