The Effect of Pramipexole on Metabolic Network Activity Compared With Levodopa in Early Parkinson's Disease
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Purpose
Levodopa and non-ergot dopaminergic agonists such as pramipexole are both recommended as the first-line symptomatic treatment for early untreated Parkinson's disease (PD), previous clinical trial indicated that initial pramipexole owns advantage over levodopa regarding motor complications, on the contrary, less adverse effect like freezing and severe somnolence favors initial treatment of levodopa. Thus, it remains controversial that initiation of which medication will be better for those patients with early PD.
PDRP (Parkinson's disease-related spatial covariance pattern) is a new biomarker which can represent the network activity of brain and severity of PD. Based on the literatures and our previous data, the investigators hypothesize that PDRP will be served as a biomarker to help us evaluate and compare the effect of levodopa or pramipexole on the progression of PD, which might be able to provide further evidence for clinicians to address the above critical issue.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease |
Drug: pramipexole Drug: Sinemet CR |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | a Pilot Follow-up Study of Investigating the Effect of Pramipexole on Metabolic Network Activity Compared With Levodopa in Chinese Patients With Early Parkinson's Disease |
- Longitudinal change of brain network activity evaluated by Parkinson's disease-related spatial covariance pattern(PDRP) value(Z score) [ Time Frame: twice, baseline and 1 year after baseline ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]baseline and 1 year after receiving pramipexole or Levodopa treatment
- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Score (II, III, and total) [ Time Frame: three times baseline, 10 weeks, 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]baseline (1st visit), completion of dosage titration within 10 weeks after baseline (2nd visit), 1 year after baseline (final visit)
- Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39) [ Time Frame: twice baseline and 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]baseline (1st visit), and 1 year after baseline (final visit)
- Hoehn&Yahr staging [ Time Frame: twice baseline and 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]baseline (1st visit), and 1 year after baseline (final visit)
- clinical global impression scale [ Time Frame: twice 10 weeks, and 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]completion of dosage titration within 10 weeks after baseline (visit 2) and 1 year after baseline (final visit)
| Estimated Enrollment: | 30 |
| Study Start Date: | December 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Active Comparator: pramipexole
0.375mg-4.5mg/day, flexible dosage according to an optimal improvement of movement dysfunction in PD patients
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Drug: pramipexole
tablets, 0.375mg-4.5mg/day divided by 3 times according to the optimal improvement of motor dysfunction in PD patients. duration is 1 year.
Other Name: Sifrol
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Active Comparator: Levodopa
Sinemet CR
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Drug: Sinemet CR
tablet of Sinemet CR, dosage of levodopa ranging from 200mg-600mg/day divided by 2 or 3 times, Duration is 1 year
Other Name: Sinemet CR 250' (Levodopa 200mg, and 50mg carbidopa)
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Detailed Description:
CALM-PD study found that Pramipexole can reduce the occurrence of motor complication compared with Levodopa used as initiative treatment, but it still remains debatable that initiation of which medication will be better for those patients with De Novo PD.
PDRP (Parkinson's disease-related spatial covariance pattern) is a biomarker which can represent the network activity of cortico-striato-pallido-thalamocortical pathways and highly reproducible with stable network activity in individual subjects. The study published in "J Neuroscience" in 2010 showed that the abnormal PDRP antecede the appearance of motor signs by about 2 years, indicating PDRP might be a very promising biomarker for identifying PD at its early stage. Moreover, PDRP is able to represent the progression and severity of PD as well. It was reported that Levodopa can reduce the PD-related network activity, and the degree of network suppression correlates with the clinical improvement. However, there is no study currently showing the impact of pramipexole on brain PDRP network compared with levodopa as initiative treatment.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 75 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- idiopathic Parkinson's disease meeting UK brain bank criteria
- De Novo
- Hoehn&Yahr staging I-II
Exclusion Criteria:
- Atypical Parkinsonism
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women
- those with abnormal Liver/kidney function
- those participating other clinical trials within 30 days before being enrolled for this trial.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Jian Wang, M.D | 86-13321934789 | wangjian336@hotmail.com |
| China, Shanghai | |
| Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University | Recruiting |
| Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200040 | |
| Contact: Guoying Cao, M.D, Ph.D 8621-52888047 sherley_76@yahoo.com.cn | |
| Principal Investigator: Jian Wang, M.D | |
| Principal Investigator: | Jian Wang, MD | Fudan University |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Jian Wang, Professor, Huashan Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01470859 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | KY2011-283 |
| Study First Received: | November 9, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | May 1, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | China: Ethics Committee China: Ministry of Health |
Keywords provided by Huashan Hospital:
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De Novo parkinson's disease initial treatment pramipexole Levodopa Parkinson's disease-related spatial covariance pattern |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Levodopa Carbidopa, levodopa drug combination Pramipexol Antiparkinson Agents Anti-Dyskinesia Agents |
Central Nervous System Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Dopamine Agonists Adjuvants, Immunologic Immunologic Factors Antioxidants Protective Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013