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NCT Number: NCT02168842

Efficacy of Isradipine in Early Parkinson Disease

The purpose of the study is to determine whether treatment with isradipine is effective in slowing the progression of Parkinson disease disability.

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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

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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About this study

The study will enroll 336 participants in this multi-center study at approximately 56 sites across the US and Canada. In this study, we are comparing 10 mg of Isradipine to Placebo for treatment of newly diagnosed PD patients. Isradipine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure but is considered investigational in this study, as it has not been approved for use in patients with PD.Isradipine can affect the function of specialized channels that are present in the types of brain cells that are affected in PD patient. These cells are usually responsible for making dopamine, which is depleted in patients with PD. Isradipine may block the damage caused by the flow of certain chemicals through these channels. Laboratory data has showed that Isradipine may prevent the development of Parkinson-like symptoms in animal studies. Isradipine has been evaluated in some patients with PD. The first study with isradipine controlled release (CR) in patients with early PD and normal blood pressure found that the drug was reasonably well tolerated and safe. The controlled release formulation of isradipine is not available for use and therefore this study is using the immediate release formulation. Eligible participants will be followed for up to 36 months and will be expected to complete 12 in-person visits and 4 telephone visits. The study visits will include clinical assessment of motor, neuropsychiatric and cognitive testing as well as collection of blood and urine samples. Study drug will taken twice daily, in the morning and in the evening with or without food. Prior to taking study drug, study participants will be required to take their blood pressure with a home blood pressure device provided to them for use in this study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with early idiopathic PD (presence of at least two out of three cardinal manifestations of PD). If tremor is not present, subjects must have unilateral onset and persistent asymmetry of the symptoms
  • Age equal or greater than 30 years at the time of diagnosis of PD
  • Hoehn and Yahr stage less than or equal to 2
  • Diagnosis of PD less than 3 years.
  • Currently NOT receiving dopaminergic therapy (levodopa, dopamine agonist or MAO-B inhibitors) and NOT projected to require PD symptomatic therapy for at least 3 months from the baseline visit
  • Use of amantadine and/or anticholinergics will be allowed provided that the dose is stable for 8 weeks prior to the baseline visit
  • If subject is taking any central nervous system acting medications (e.g., benzodiazepines, antidepressants, hypnotics) regimen must be stable for 30 days prior to the baseline visit
  • Women of childbearing potential may enroll but must use a reliable measure of contraception and have a negative serum pregnancy test at the screening visit

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with a diagnosis of an atypical Parkinsonism
  • Subjects unwilling or unable to give informed consent
  • Exposure to dopaminergic PD therapy within 60 days prior to baseline visit or for consecutive 3 months or more at any point in the past
  • History of clinically significant orthostatic hypotension or presence of orthostatic hypotension at the screening or baseline visit defined as greater than or equal to 20 mmHg change in systolic BP and greater than or equal to 10 mmHg change in diastolic BP from sitting position to standing after 2 minutes, or baseline sitting BP less than 90/60
  • History of congestive heart failure
  • Clinically significant bradycardia
  • Presence of 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular block or other significant ECG abnormalities that in the investigator's opinion would compromise participation in study
  • Clinically significant abnormalities in the Screening Visit laboratory studies or ECG
  • Presence of other known medical or psychiatric comorbidity that in the investigator's opinion would compromise participation in the study
  • Prior exposure to isradipine or other dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers within 6 months of the baseline visit
  • Subjects on greater than 2 concomitant antihypertensive medications. If a history of hypertension, then a maximum of 2 other antihypertensive agents will be allowed provided that the dosages of concomitant anti HTN therapy can be reduced/adjusted during the study based on the BP readings in consultation with the subject's primary care provider or cardiologist. Use of any concomitant calcium channel blockers will not be allowed from the baseline visit and for the duration of the study
  • Use of grapefruit juice, ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort or ginseng will be prohibited starting from the screening visit and for the duration of the study (as they interfere with the metabolism of isradipine)
  • Use of clarithromycin, telithromycin and erythromycin will be prohibited starting from the screening visit and for the duration of the study as the combination of clarithromycin, telithromycin or erythromycin and calcium channel blockers has been reported to be associated with increased risk of kidney and heart injury
  • Presence of cognitive dysfunction defined by a Montreal Cognitive assessment (MoCA) score of less than 26 at screening
  • Subjects with clinically significant depression as determined by a Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI) score greater than 15 at the screening visit
  • History of exposure to typical or atypical antipsychotics or other dopamine blocking agents within 6 months prior to the baseline visit
  • History of use of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to the screening visit
  • History of brain surgery for PD
  • Allergy/sensitivity to isradipine or its matching placebo or their formulations
  • Pregnant or lactating woman

Treatment and study plan

Isradipine

Drug

Oral capsules Isradipine IR, up to 10 mg, taken twice daily

Placebo (for Isradipine)

Drug

Sugar Pill manufactured to look like Isradipine but has no active ingredients

Primary outcomes

  1. Adjusted Mean Change in Total Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the total (Part I-III) UPDRS score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of UPDRS ranges from -30 to 80, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  2. Adjusted Mean Change in Adjusted UPDRS Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the adjusted UPDRS Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of adjusted UPDRS ranges from -100 to 150, larger value shows more disability from PD.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adjusted Mean Change in LED

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the LED(levodopa equivalent dose) in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of LED ranges from -100 to 3000, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  2. Adjusted Mean Change in LED Cumulative

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the LED(levodopa equivalent dose) cumulative in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of LED cumulative ranges from 0 to 1200000, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  3. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS Part IV

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the UPDRS Part IV in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in UPDRS Part IV ranges from -10 to 10, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  4. Adjusted Mean Change in MDS-UPDRS nmEDL

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the MDS-UPDRS nmEDL(Non-Motor Experiences of Daily Living) in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in MDS-UPDRS nmEDL ranges from -6 to 10, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  5. Adjusted Mean Change in MDS-UPDRS mEDL

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the MDS-UPDRS mEDL(Motor Experiences of Daily Living) in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in MDS-UPDRS mEDL ranges from -8 to 35, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  6. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS Score to 1 Year

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the MDS-UPDRS nmEDL(Non-Motor Experiences of Daily Living) in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 12 month visit. The change of UPDRS ranges from -22 to 23, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  7. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS Part II

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the UPDRS Part II (ADL Function) in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in UPDRS Part II ranges from -12 to 19, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  8. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS Part III OFF

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the UPDRS Part III OFF rating in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in UPDRS Part III OFF ranges from -30 to 100, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  9. Adjusted Mean Change in SE/ADL

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the SE/ADL in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of UPDRS ranges from -70 to 20, larger value shows improvement of PD.

  10. Adjusted Mean Change in Modified Rankin Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Modified Rankin Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in Modified Rankin Score ranges from -1 to 3, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  11. Adjusted Mean Change in MoCA Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the MoCA Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in MoCA Score ranges from -10 to 6, larger value shows improvement of conditions.

  12. Adjusted Mean Change in PDQ39 Total Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the PDQ39 Total Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in PDQ39 Total Score ranges from -16 to 44, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  13. Adjusted Mean Change in Ambulatory Capacity

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Ambulatory Capacity in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in Ambulatory Capacity ranges from -4 to 12, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  14. Adjusted Mean Change in BDI Total Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the BDI Total Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in BDI Total Score ranges from -9 to 22, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  15. Risk of Need for Antiparkinsonian Therapy

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Number of participants with need for Antiparkinsonian Therapy.

  16. Risk of Need for Dyskinesia

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Number of participants with need for Dyskinesia Therapy.

  17. Risk of Need for Fluctuations

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Number of participants with need for Fluctuations Therapy.

Other outcomes

  1. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS PIGD Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the UPDRS PIGD Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in UPDRS PIGD Score ranges from -1 to 3, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  2. Adjusted Mean Change in UPDRS Tremor Score

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the UPDRS Tremor Score in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in UPDRS Tremor Score ranges from -1 to 2, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  3. Adjusted Mean Change in H/Y Stage

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the H/Y Stage in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in H/Y Stage ranges from -1 to 3, larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  4. Adjusted Mean Change in Levodopa

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Levodopa in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of LED ranges from -200 to 2000, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  5. Adjusted Mean Change in Levodopa Cumulative

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Levodopa Cumulative in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change of Levodopa cumulative ranges from 0 to 800000, larger value shows more disability from PD.

  6. Adjusted Mean Change in Systolic BP, Seated

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Systolic BP, Seated in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in Systolic BP, Seated ranges from -65 to 50. larger value shows worsening of conditions.

  7. Adjusted Mean Change in Diastolic BP, Seated

    Time frame: Baseline to 36 months of treatment

    Efficacy of isradipine to slow progression of Parkinson disease disability to be determined by the change in the Diastolic BP, Seated in the active treatment arm versus placebo between the baseline and 36 month visit. The change in Diastolic BP, Seated ranges from -35 to 25. larger value shows worsening of conditions.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Rochester

Other

Collaborators

  • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • The Parkinson Study Group

Registry information

Official study title

Phase 3 Double-blind Placebo-controlled Parallel Group Study of Isradipine as a Disease Modifying Agent in Subjects With Early Parkinson Disease

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jun 20, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2020

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