Parcopa Versus Carbidopa-levodopa in a Single Dose Cross-over Comparison Study

Summary

To find out if a single dose of Parcopa®, a form of levodopa that dissolves in your mouth, works faster than regular oral levodopa which is swallowed, in fluctuating PD patients.

Timeline

Start

2006-10

Primary completion

2008-10

Completion

2008-11

Publications

• Background Ondo WG, Shinawi L, Moore S. Comparison of orally dissolving carbidopa/levodopa (Parcopa) to conventional oral carbidopa/levodopa: A single-dose, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Mov Disord. 2010 Dec 15;25(16):2724-7. doi: 10.1002/mds.23158.

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Indications