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Efficacy and Safety of BF2.649 in Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in Parkinson's Disease (HARPS2)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01066442
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 10, 2010
Last Update Posted : April 12, 2013
Sponsor:
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Bioprojet

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To compare the efficacy of BF2.649 over placebo (12 week Double-Blind Phase) and assess the long term safety and the efficacy maintenance(9 months Open-Label Extension Phase) of BF2.649 in the improvement of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Parkinson's Disease Drug: BF2.649 (Pitolisant) Phase 3

Detailed Description:
As measured by the change from baseline in the Epworth Scale Scores (ESS) at Week 12 and at Week 51, in patients diagnosed with EDS in Parkinson's Disease.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 273 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomised, Multicenter 12-Week Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of BF2.649 in Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Parkinson's Disease Followed by a 38 Week Open Label Extension Phase
Study Start Date : March 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2012

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: BF2.649 ( Pitolisant)
BF2.649 (5mg, 10 mg, 20 mg) in capsules
 Drug: BF2.649 (Pitolisant)
1 capsule of BF2.649 (5mg, 10mg , 20 mg) O.D
Other Name: Pitolisant
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo of BF2.649 (5mg, 10mg, 20mg) in capsules
 Drug: BF2.649 (Pitolisant)
1 capsule of BF2.649 (5mg, 10mg , 20 mg) O.D
Other Name: Pitolisant


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. ESS change (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) versus baseline [ Time Frame: at week 12 / 51 versus baseline ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Safety [ Time Frame: 12-week and 52-week ]
    Any AE observed and reported during the study


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   30 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a documented history of Parkinson's disease according to UPDRS,fluctuator and non-fluctuator patients, Hoehn and Yahr score <5;
  • stabilized on optimal antiparkinsonian treatments unmodified for 4 weeks prior to study entry;
  • presenting an Excessive Daytime Sleepiness as indicated by an ESS>or=12

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a known diagnosis of other degenerative parkinsonian syndromes (e.g. Progressive supra-nuclear palsy, multisystemic atrophy, corticobasal degenerescence, diffuse Lewy's Body dementia)
  • Patients who have shift work, chronic or occasional sleep deprivation, circadian rhythm disorders
  • Patients with a severe depression indicated by (BDI>= 16)or at suicidal risk (BDI item G>0) or depression treated for less than 8 weeks
  • Patients with a cognitive impairment
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Locations
Germany
Klinik für Neurologie Universitätsklinikum
Marburg, Germany, 35039
Sponsors and Collaborators
Bioprojet
Investigators
Study Director: Kati Gutierrez, PharmD Bioprojet
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Responsible Party: Bioprojet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01066442     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: P06-11 / BF2.649
2009-013886-24 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: February 10, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 12, 2013
Last Verified: April 2013

Keywords provided by Bioprojet:
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
Parkinson's Disease

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