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A Study To Evaluate The Safety And Efficacy Of IPX066 In Subjects With Parkinson's Disease (APEX-PD)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by IMPAX Laboratories, Inc., January 2010
First Received: April 3, 2009   Last Updated: January 8, 2010   History of Changes
Sponsor: IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.
Information provided by: IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00880620
  Purpose

This study examines the efficacy of IPX066 as compared to placebo in Parkinson's disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Parkinson's Disease
Drug: placebo
Drug: IPX066
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate The Safety And Efficacy Of IPX066 In Subjects With Parkinson's Disease

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Further study details as provided by IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, parts I-IV [ Time Frame: Week 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39, Patient Global Impression, Clinical Global Impression [ Time Frame: Week 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Safety [ Time Frame: Week 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 350
Study Start Date: April 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Placebo Comparator
Placebo
Drug: placebo
placebo
2: Experimental
IPX066 dose level 1
Drug: IPX066
dose level 1
3: Experimental
IPX066 dose level 2
Drug: IPX066
dose level 2
4: Experimental
IPX066 dose level 3
Drug: IPX066
dose level 3

Detailed Description:

A randomized, placebo controlled, fixed dose, parallel arm study of three doses of IPX066 versus placebo.

Approximately 350 subjects are equally randomized to receive one of 3 doses of IPX066, or matching placebo, orally.

Sudy duration is approximately 30 weeks for each subject.

The UPDRS is the primary outcome measure.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   30 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Able to understand and willing to voluntarily sign an informed consent form (ICF) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization or local equivalent if applicable.
  2. Diagnosed with idiopathic PD.
  3. LD-naïve: defined as subjects not exposed to LD or catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitors for more than 30 days and the exposure is not within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment.
  4. If currently taking anticholinergic therapy, amantadine, or a monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitor, maintains a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to Baseline, and agrees to maintain the stable regimen throughout study participation.
  5. Agrees to use a medically acceptable method of contraception throughout the study and for 1 month after completing the study.
  6. Able and willing to comply with the protocol, including availability for all scheduled clinic visits and telephone calls.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  2. Diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonism or any known secondary parkinsonian syndrome.
  3. Prior functional neurosurgical treatment for PD or if such procedures are anticipated during study participation.
  4. Use of nonselective MAO inhibitors.
  5. Use of dopamine agonists within 30 days prior to Screening.
  6. Unable to tolerate a placebo regimen, in the Investigator's opinion.
  7. Treatment of psychosis with any antipsychotic.
  8. History of seizure or epilepsy.
  9. Active or prior medical condition or prior surgical procedure that would interfere with LD absorption.
  10. History of narrow-angle glaucoma.
  11. Subjects with a history of malignant melanoma.
  12. History of myocardial infarction with residual atrial, nodal, or ventricular arrhythmias, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, or neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
  13. Received any investigational medications during the 30 days prior to Screening.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00880620

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Sponsors and Collaborators
IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: IMPAX Laboratories ( Jeff Mulchahey, PhD/Sr. Director Regualtory Affairs )
Study ID Numbers: IPX066-B08-05
Study First Received: April 3, 2009
Last Updated: January 8, 2010
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00880620     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by IMPAX Laboratories, Inc.:
Parkinson's disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Movement Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Nervous System Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 08, 2010