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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island |
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Information provided by: | FDA Office of Orphan Products Development |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004826 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy and tolerability of clozapine in ameliorating psychosis in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD).
II. Determine the adverse effects of clozapine on motor function in this patient population.
III. Determine the safety of clozapine in psychotic PD patients taking multiple anti-PD medications.
IV. Describe the phenomenology of drug induced psychosis in PD.
Condition | Intervention |
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Parkinson Disease |
Drug: clozapine |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control |
Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
Study Start Date: | October 1993 |
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind study, followed by an open label treatment of all patients. Patients are stratified according to the institutional investigator and age. In the first phase of the study, patients receive either clozapine or placebo. The drug is taken orally at night, approximately 30 minutes before retiring. Therapy continues for 4 weeks unless psychosis becomes unmanageable without hospitalization, parkinsonism worsens, or other adverse effects occur. It is possible that the dose may be escalated. In the second phase of the study, all patients are treated with open label clozapine. Therapy continues for 3 months unless psychiatric status or parkinsonism progress. Dose escalation is also possible during this phase. Patients are followed weekly during the first phase of the study, and monthly during the second phase.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:
--Disease Characteristics-- Presumed idiopathic Parkinson's disease Presence of three of the cardinal features: Rest tremor Rigidity Bradykinesias/akinesia Postural and balance abnormalities Absence of alternative explanations for the syndrome Absence of atypical features Psychosis of at least 4 weeks duration requiring treatment --Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- Chemotherapy: No concurrent chemotherapy Other: No use of any dopamine blocking drug within the past 3 months No use of depot neuroleptic within the past 12 months No change of antidepressant or anxiolytic dose within the past 1 month No prior clozapine for psychosis Anti-PD medications stable for at least 7 days before study entry --Patient Characteristics-- Hematopoietic: No history of leukopenia No active blood dyscrasia other than mild anemia Renal: No active problems with urinary retention Cardiovascular: No symptomatic orthostatic hypotension No uncontrolled angina No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months Other: Fertile patients must use effective contraception No uncontrolled seizures (i.e., 1 or more seizures per month over the past 6 months) No dementia precluding accurate assessment on psychiatric assessment battery No AIDS No other illness that would make use of clozapine potentially hazardous No narrow angle glaucoma No systemic factor contributing to the psychosis (e.g., urinary infection, liver disease, renal failure, anemia, infection, etc.)
Study ID Numbers: | 199/13295, MHRI-FDR001416 |
Study First Received: | February 24, 2000 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004826 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Parkinson disease neurologic and psychiatric disorders rare disease |
Neurotransmitter Agents Tranquilizing Agents Ganglion Cysts Basal Ganglia Diseases Psychotropic Drugs Rare Diseases Central Nervous System Depressants Central Nervous System Diseases Antipsychotic Agents |
Brain Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Serotonin Parkinson Disease Mental Disorders Movement Disorders Clozapine Psychotic Disorders Parkinsonian Disorders |
Neurotransmitter Agents Tranquilizing Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Basal Ganglia Diseases Nervous System Diseases Psychotropic Drugs Central Nervous System Depressants Central Nervous System Diseases Antipsychotic Agents Brain Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Pharmacologic Actions GABA Antagonists Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin Agents Parkinson Disease Movement Disorders Therapeutic Uses Clozapine GABA Agents Parkinsonian Disorders Central Nervous System Agents |