Onset Motor Complications Using REQUIP CR (Ropinirole Controlled-release) As Add-on Therapy To L-dopa In Parkinson's

Summary

This study evaluates how effective a new formulation of a marketed drug is in increasing the time to onset of dyskinesia (abnormal twisting, writhing movements) in patients with Parkinson's Disease who have been taking levodopa for less than 2 years.

Timeline

Start

2003-12

Primary completion

2006-01

Completion

2006-01

Publications

• Background R Watts, K Sethi, R Pahwa, B Adams, N Earl. Ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release delays the onset of dyskinesia Compared with carbidopa/levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease treated with levodopa. Eur J Neurol. 2007;14 (Issue s1):1-355 .
• Background R Watts, K Sethi, R Pahwa, B Adams, N Earl. Ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release delays the onset of dyskinesia compared with carbidopa/levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease treated with levodopa. Movement Disorders. 2007;22 (Suppl.16):S94/307.

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