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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03576638
Date of registration: 25/06/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Intec Pharma Ltd.
Public title: Study to Assess Pharmacokinetics of Accordion Pill Carbidopa-Levodopa Compared to Immediate Release Carbidopa-Levodopa in Parkinson's Disease Patients
Scientific title: An Open Label Phase 2 Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics of the Accordion Pill Carbidopa-Levodopa Compared to Immediate Release Carbidopa-Levodopa in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: July 2018
Target sample size: 12
Recruitment status: Unknown status
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03576638
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:     Fabrizio Stocchi, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: +39 0652252311
Email: fabrizio.stocchi@sanraffaele.it
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. diagnosis of PD consistent with UK Brain Bank Criteria

2. Stable dose of levodopa/carbidopa IR for at least 4 weeks prior to entry; taking at
least 4 doses of IR levodopa during waking hours, and total daily dose of at least
400mg prior to initial screening

3. Stable on all anti-PD medications for 30 days prior to screening. COMT inhibitors are
held prior to PK studies on day 1 through day 8

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Atypical or secondary parkinsonism

2. clinically significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal disease or other
condition which contraindicates participation in judgement of investigator

3. severe dyskinesia as assessed by PI

4. significant cognitive impairment

5. Clinically significant psychiatric illness in opinion of PI

6. history of small bowel or gastric surgery (including PEG-J placement for
Duopa/Duodopa) or bowel obstruction, diagnosis of small bowel narrowing, diagnosis of
Crohn's disease, frequent nausea or emesis regardless of etiology, and symptomatic
gastroparesis.

7. History of GI pathology of clinical significance as determined by PI

8. Allergy to study drug or Yellow Dye #5 (tartrazine)

9. Unable to swallow large pills

10. Active GERD and regular use of PPIs

11. Women who are pregnant or nursing or are of childbearing potential who are not willing
to use a medically acceptable method of contraception



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Accordion Pill Carbidopa/Levodopa
Drug: Sinemet CR 25Mg-100Mg Extended-Release Tablet
Primary Outcome(s)
Variability in plasma levodopa concentration [Time Frame: Pk blood sampling to be performed time 0 and every 30 minutes for 16 hours and again at 24 hours on days 1 and 8.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Variability in plasma levodopa concentration [Time Frame: Pk blood sampling to be performed time 0 and every 30 minutes for 16 hours and again at 24 hours on days 1 and 8.]
Secondary ID(s)
2018-001209-95
IN 18001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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