Study of the Effects of Dopaminergic Medications on Dopamine Transporter Imaging in Parkinson's Disease

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonian Syndrome

In brief

Study participants who have been clinically diagnosed with Parkinson disease will receive no treatment, treatment with either levodopa, or treatment with Mirapex for a period of 12 weeks. Over the course of the study subjects will travel to the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND) in New Haven, Connecticut for brain imaging.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00096720

Run by

Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

People needed

112

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2007-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-09-29

Who can join

Age: 30 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 30 years or older at time of Parkinson Disease (PD) diagnosis
• clinical diagnosis of PD of equal to or less than 7.5 years
• Normal laboratory screening

You may not qualify if…

• Participant is pregnant
• Participant has atypical or drug induced PD
• Participant has significant dementia

Where it is running

• Pacific Neuroscience Medical Group — Oxnard, California, United States
• Colorado Neurology, PC — Englewood, Colorado, United States
• Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• University of Florida Movement Disorders Center — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• RUSH University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Boston University Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Lahey Clinic Medical Center — Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
• Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Albany Medical College — Albany, New York, United States
• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• NeuroHealth, Inc. — Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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