Basic and Clinical Studies of Levodopa/Carbidopa/Entacapone in the Treatment of Early Parkinson's Disease

Summary

This is a, open-label, single-arm 8-week investigation of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in the treatment of early Parkinson's disease.

Timeline

Start

2023-11-15

Primary completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-12-31

Publications

• Background Homayoun H. Parkinson Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Sep 4;169(5):ITC33-ITC48. doi: 10.7326/AITC201809040.
• Background Ahlskog JE, Muenter MD. Frequency of levodopa-related dyskinesias and motor fluctuations as estimated from the cumulative literature. Mov Disord. 2001 May;16(3):448-58. doi: 10.1002/mds.1090.
• Background Li J, Lou Z, Liu X, Sun Y, Chen J. Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Treatment with Entacapone in Advanced Parkinson's Disease with Motor Fluctuation: A Systematic Meta-Analysis. Eur Neurol. 2017;78(3-4):143-153. doi: 10.1159/000479555. Epub 2017 Aug 16.
• Background Hauser RA, Auinger P; Parkinson Study Group. Determination of minimal clinically important change in early and advanced Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2011 Apr;26(5):813-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.23638. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
• Background Tolosa E, Hernandez B, Linazasoro G, Lopez-Lozano JJ, Mir P, Marey J, Kulisevsky J. Efficacy of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus levodopa/carbidopa in patients with early Parkinson's disease experiencing mild wearing-off: a randomised, double-blind trial. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2014 Apr;121(4):357-66. doi: 10.1007/s00702-013-1114-x. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
• Background Hauser RA, Panisset M, Abbruzzese G, Mancione L, Dronamraju N, Kakarieka A; FIRST-STEP Study Group. Double-blind trial of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus levodopa/carbidopa in early Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2009 Mar 15;24(4):541-50. doi: 10.1002/mds.22343.

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