Efficacy and Safety of Tetrabenazine in Chorea

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Prestwick Pharmaceuticals

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00219804

First received: September 14, 2005

Last updated: NA

Last verified: September 2005

History: No changes posted

Purpose

The primary objective of this study was to establish the absolute reduction of chorea in participants with Huntington's disease(HD) treated with tetrabenazine or placebo

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Huntington's Disease	Drug: tetrabenazine or placebo	Phase 3


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tetrabenazine for the Treatment of Huntington's Chorea

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Huntington disease McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome chorea-acanthocytosis

MedlinePlus related topics: Huntington's Disease

Drug Information available for: Tetrabenazine

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Huntington Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Prestwick Pharmaceuticals:

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

18 years of age or older
suffer from manifest HD as confirmed by genetic testing
Meet chorea and total functional capacity scores on Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale
Meet criteria on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale dysphagia and dysarthria scale
Independently ambulatory

Exclusion Criteria

previous treatment with tetrabenazine
unstable or serious medical or psychiatric illness
concomitant use identified drugs
untreated depression
lack of caregiver

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00219804

Sponsors and Collaborators

Prestwick Pharmaceuticals

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Fred Marshall, M.D.	Huntington's Study Group

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Frank S. Tetrabenazine as anti-chorea therapy in Huntington disease: an open-label continuation study. Huntington Study Group/TETRA-HD Investigators. BMC Neurol. 2009 Dec 18;9:62. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-9-62. Erratum in: BMC Neurol. 2011;11:18.


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00219804 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	103,004
Study First Received:	September 14, 2005
Last Updated:	September 14, 2005

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Huntington Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Dementia Chorea Dyskinesias Movement Disorders Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn	Cognition Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Tetrabenazine Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs

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