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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02212678
Date of registration: 04/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Minnesota
Public title: Repeated-Dose Oral N-acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Scientific title: Repeated-Dose Oral N-acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: September 2014
Target sample size: 8
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02212678
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Paul Tuite, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Minnesota
Name:     Lisa Coles, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Minnesota
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. All participants must be 18 years or older

2. All enrollees must understand and cooperate with requirements of the study in the
opinion of the investigators and must be able to provide written informed consent

3. Individuals with medically stable Parkinson's disease (in the opinion of the
investigator)

4. All participants must not have taken antioxidants NAC, glutathione, coenzyme Q-10,
vitamin C, or vitamin E for 3 weeks prior to the study

5. Absence of dementia in all subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Inability to undergo MRI scanning without sedation and other MRI counterindications,
such as metal in the body (see section 7.3)

2. Medically unstable conditions as determined by the investigators

3. Pregnant or lactating or those women of child-bearing age that are not using
acceptable forms of contraception

4. Diagnosis of asthma that is presently being treated with any medication, or past
history of asthma/bronchospasm resulting in an emergency room visit, hospitalization
or treatment

5. Unable to adhere to study protocol for whatever reason



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: N-acetylcysteine capsule
Primary Outcome(s)
Glutathione (GSH) Brain Levels [Time Frame: pre-dose and after approximately 28 days of treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
123269
1406M51207
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 16/05/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02212678
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