Infusion of Apomorphine: Long-term Safety Study (INFUS-ON)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02339064 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified November 2020 by USWM, LLC (dba US WorldMeds).
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 15, 2015
Last Update Posted : November 30, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease | Drug: apomorphine infusion | Phase 3 |
This Phase 3, multicenter, open-label study will assess the long-term safety and tolerability of continuous subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients whose motor fluctuations remain unsatisfactory with levodopa (or levodopa/carbidopa) and at least one other class of drugs or mode of therapy for PD.
Further, this study will assess the clinical effectiveness of continuous apomorphine subcutaneous infusion in reducing "off" time in advanced PD patients and to assess the clinical effectiveness of continuous subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine in improving "on" time without resulting in an increase in troublesome dyskinesias.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 99 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Open-Label Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of Apomorphine Administered by Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion in Advanced Parkinson's Disease Patients With Unsatisfactory Control on Available Therapy |
Study Start Date : | February 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Apomorphine infusion
Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion
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Drug: apomorphine infusion
Treatment with apomorphine provided by continuous subcutaneous infusion using a portable external electronic pump device |
- Percent of daily "off" time during the waking day [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Week 12 ]
- Percent daily "on" time without troublesome dyskinesias during waking day [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Week 12 ]
- Percent of daily "off" time during the waking day [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Percent of daily "on" time without troublesome dyskinesias during the waking day [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Percent of daily "on" time without dyskinesias [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale - Motor Score [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Week 12 ]
- Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) and Change (CGI-C) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) and Change (PGI-C) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale - Activities of Daily Living Score [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Proportion of responders [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]
- Frequency and total dose of average daily intermittent injection APOKYN for subjects on APOKYN treatment at study entry [ Time Frame: Baseline Visit to Treatment Weeks 2, 4, 8, 20, 28, 36, 44, and 52; and all Treatment Extension Period Visits ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Advanced idiopathic PD consistent with UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Clinical Diagnostic Criteria
- Overall motor control is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Investigator and subject despite optimized treatment with available therapies, which must include a stable regimen of daily maintenance levodopa (or levodopa/carbidopa), and at least one of the following other classes of therapies:
- Dopamine agonists (note: APOKYN intermittent injection is not to be considered here)
- Monoamine oxidase B [MAO B] inhibitors
- Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel surgery (Duopa, Duodopa)
- Other - amantadine at doses of up to 400 mg per day)
- Experiences "off" periods averaging ≥3.0 hours per waking day
- Other criteria will be discussed in detail with potential subjects by site Investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
- Planned surgical intervention for the treatment of Parkinson's disease during participation in the study
- History of hypersensitivity to apomorphine hydrochloride or any of the ingredients of APOKYN PFS, including sodium metabisulfite
- Known, suspected, or planned pregnancy or lactation.
- Recent history (within the previous 12 months) of alcohol or substance abuse
- History of impulsive/compulsive behaviors primarily associated with the use of dopamine agonists
- History of previously treated or current diagnosis of malignant melanoma
- Exhibits certain signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease
- Other criteria will be discussed in detail with potential subjects by site Investigator

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02339064
United States, Arizona | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013 | |
United States, California | |
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354 | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113 | |
United States, Florida | |
Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33486 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329 | |
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Kansas | |
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160 | |
United States, Michigan | |
West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States, 48322 | |
United States, New York | |
Albany, New York, United States, 12208 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Portland VA Medical Center | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107 | |
United States, Washington | |
Kirkland, Washington, United States, 98034 |
Study Director: | Najeebah Abdul-Musawir, MD, MBA | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | USWM, LLC (dba US WorldMeds) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02339064 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
USWM-AP2-3000 |
First Posted: | January 15, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 30, 2020 |
Last Verified: | November 2020 |
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