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Parkinson's DiseasePhase 4NCT00755027

Rasagiline and Apathy in Parkinson's Disease

A Phase 4 study testing Rasagiline in people with Parkinson's Disease, run by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rasagiline is effective in the treatment of apathy in patients with Parkinson's disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson's Disease
What is being tested?
Rasagiline
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
Sep 2008to Jun 2014
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with idiopathic PD optimally treated for their motor deficits with stable doses of L-Dopa and/or dopamine agonists and showing a non-zero score on the item 4 (motivation/initiative) of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

Who cannot join

  • Dementia associated to PD according to DSM IV criteria. History of primary psychiatric illness or Axis I diagnoses according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV
  • Patients complaining of acute mood or cognitive fluctuations in response to dopaminergic medication
  • Patients treated with any MAO inhibitor (including Selegiline), fluoxetine and fluvoxamine during the previous month before inclusion. Also will be excluded patients with a neurological disorder other than PD, any unstable systemic disease and pregnant or possibly pregnant women

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Fundacio de Gestio Sanitaria de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08025

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About this study

Official title: A Randomised Placebo-controlled Trial of Rasagiline in Parkinson Disease Patients With Symptoms of Apathy

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rasagiline is effective in the treatment of apathy in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Read the detailed description

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of rasagiline in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and apathy. Secondary objectives are 1) to evaluate the affective and cognitive response to rasagiline and their correlates to apathy and 2) to investigate the metabolic and neurophysiologic correlates of the behavioural, cognitive and emotional, aspects of apathy in PD. This will be an exploratory, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel-group study. 40 PD patients with apathy and without dementia will be recruited. Rasagiline 1 mg or matching placebo will be administered once daily in conjunction with the subjects' usual oral antiparkinsonian medications for up to 12 weeks. Patients will be evaluated at screening (-7 days) and baseline (0), as well as at weeks 4, 8, and 12. A perfusion SPECT will be performed at baseline and at week 12. The study will be conducted at the Movement Disorders Unit of the Neurology Department at Sant Pau Hospital (Barcelona, Spain).

Being tested
Rasagiline
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, Apathy, Rasagiline
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease, Lethargy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RasagilineDrug

    Also called Azilect

    rasagiline 1 mg daily, oral use, during 12 weeks

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The primary outcome measure will be the mean change from baseline to study endpoint (week 12) in apathy scores as measured by the Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS)and the Apathy Scale

    Measured: week 12

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Secondary outcome measures will include change from baseline to study endpoint on a range of scales assessing apathy, depression, other neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognition, sleepiness and quality of life

    Measured: week 12

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2008
  3. Primary completionJun 2014
  4. Study completionJun 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00755027
Sponsor's protocol ID
FIRHSCSP/07/14
Other IDs
2007-004400-12
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
17 Sep 2008
Last updated
10 Aug 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Rasagiline in people with Parkinson's Disease, run by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The primary outcome measure will be the mean change from baseline to study endpoint (week 12) in apathy scores as measured by the Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS)and the Apathy Scale (time frame: week 12). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Aug 2015.

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