drugset / Trial / NCT00125567
Stalevo in Early Wearing-Off Patients
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate in patients with Parkinson's disease that, when compared to levodopa/carbidopa, Stalevo will delay the time from initiation of study drug to the time an increase in antiparkinsonian medication is required due to inadequately controlled parkinsonian symptoms.
Timeline
- Start
- 2005-08
- Primary completion
- 2009-03
- Completion
- 2009-03
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
release “Positive primary endpoint from FIRST-STEP study with Stalevo® in early Parkinson's Disease” orionpharma.com ↗
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Levodopa/carbidopa | Unknown | 50 mg | Oral |
| Comparator | Levodopa/carbidopa | Unknown | 150 mg | Oral |
| Subject | levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone | Unknown | 50 mg | Oral |
| Subject | levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone | Unknown | 150 mg | Oral |