Namenda (Memantine) for Non-motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease

Summary

To evaluate the effects of Memantine on non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease (PD) affects about one million people in the United States. It is a common neurological condition that is clinically defined by rigidity (muscle stiffness), bradykinesia (slowness of movement) and tremor. Parkinson's Disease , however, reveals numerous non-motor symptoms that have been underemphasized. Problematic symptoms include varying degrees of dementia, psychosis, diminished assertiveness and confidence, general fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness, problems with blood pressure, sweating, and bladder, and a common yet difficult to define sense of "not feeling well".

Timeline

Start

2006-04

Primary completion

2009-02

Completion

2009-03

Publications

• Background Ondo WG, Shinawi L, Davidson A, Lai D. Memantine for non-motor features of Parkinson's disease: a double-blind placebo controlled exploratory pilot trial. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2011 Mar;17(3):156-9. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2010.12.003. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

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