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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01521117
Date of registration: 12/01/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
Public title: The Effect of Donepezil on Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effect of Donepezil on Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: December 2011
Target sample size: 12
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01521117
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Seth Kareus, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email: kareus@ohsu.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:     Elizabeth Murdock, MS
Address: 
Telephone: 971-400-7504
Email: murdocke@ohsu.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:     Seth Kareus, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Movement Disorders Program - Parkinson's Center of Oregon - Oregon Health and Science University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease, defined by the UK Brain Bank criteria, with a Hoehn
and Yahr score of 2 to 4

- Treated with levodopa for at least a year and on a stable antiparkinsonian regimen
for at least one month

- Abnormal computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) on screening defined as a composite
score below 65 (range 1-100)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Dementia defined by MMSE less than 27

- Other medical conditions other than PD affecting balance or gait as determined by the
investigators

- Unable to stand unassisted for 30 minutes

- Current use of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitors or drugs with known anticholinergic
properties

- Medical or psychiatric co-morbidities that may interfere with compliance or might
place subject in danger as determined by the investigators



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Donepezil
Primary Outcome(s)
sensory organization test [Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 42]
Secondary Outcome(s)
iTUG- measuring walking gait using inertial sensors [Time Frame: visit day 1 and day 42]
Concentration and Memory [Time Frame: Day 1 and day 42]
Concentration and Memory [Time Frame: Day 70 and day 112]
Sensory Organization Test [Time Frame: Day 70 through 112]
iTUG- measuring walking gait using inertial sensors [Time Frame: Day 70 and Day 112]
Secondary ID(s)
OHSU-7363
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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