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Parkinson's DiseasePhase 2NCT01294800

A Dose Finding Study of Preladenant (SCH 420814) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD) in Japanese Patients (P06402)

A Phase 2 study testing Preladenant in people with Parkinson's Disease, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study is to evaluate the efficacy of a range of preladenant doses compared with placebo in participants with moderate to severe Parkinson's disease (PD) experiencing motor fluctuations and receiving a stable dose of levodopa (L-dopa), as measured by "off" time. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson's Disease
What is being tested?
Preladenant
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
450 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
25 Feb 2011to 1 Jun 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Must have a diagnosis of idiopathic PD based on the United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank Criteria, judged to be moderate to severe
  • Must have received prior therapy with L-dopa for more than 1 year before Screening
  • Must have been on a stable, optimal dopaminergic treatment regimen, defined as maximum
  • therapeutic effect achieved with available anti-Parkinsonian treatment, for at least the 4 weeks immediately before randomization
  • If receiving one or more of the following adjunctive treatments: amantadine, anticholinergics, catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors, dopa decarboxylase inhibitors, dopamine agonists, entacapone, L-dopa, must have been on a stable regimen of treatment for at least the 4 weeks immediately before randomization
  • Hoehn and Yahr stage must be ≥ 2.5 and ≤ 4 following optimum titration of treatment medications at Screening
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  • Must be experiencing motor fluctuations with or without dyskinesias following optimum titration of
  • treatment medications and within the 4 weeks immediately before Screening
  • Must be experiencing a minimum of 2 hours/day of "off" time as estimated by the investigator
  • and supported by the symptom diary (Daily Diary) at the Diary Training Visit
  • With or without the help of a caregiver, must be capable of maintaining an accurate and
  • complete symptom diary (Daily Diary) as assessed at the Diary Training Visit
  • Must have results of Screening clinical laboratory tests (complete blood count [CBC], blood
  • chemistries, and urinalysis) within normal limits or clinically acceptable to the investigator at Screening
  • Must have results of a physical examination within normal limits or clinically acceptable limits
  • to the investigator
  • Must be able to adhere to dose and visit schedules
  • Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (human chorionic
  • gonadotropin [hCG]) at Screening and must agree to use a medically accepted method of contraception while receiving protocol-specified medication and for 2 weeks after stopping the medication

Who cannot join

  • Must not have a form of drug-induced or atypical parkinsonism, cognitive impairment, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder
  • Must not have had surgery for PD
  • Must not have an untreated major depressive disorder meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
  • of Mental Disorders IV Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria
  • Must not be at imminent risk of self-harm or harm to others, in the investigator's opinion based on
  • clinical interview
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  • Must not have participated in any studies using preladenant
  • Must not have allergy/sensitivity to preladenant or any of its excipients
  • Must not have used any investigational drugs or participated in any other clinical trial within 90 days of Screening

About this study

Official title: A Phase 2, 12-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Finding Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Preladenant in Japanese Subjects With Moderate to Severe Parkinson's Disease. (Phase 2; Protocol No. P06402)

This study is to evaluate the efficacy of a range of preladenant doses compared with placebo in participants with moderate to severe Parkinson's disease (PD) experiencing motor fluctuations and receiving a stable dose of levodopa (L-dopa), as measured by "off" time. Participants will continue to receive their stable regimen of L-dopa plus any adjunct medications during the study as prescribed by their physician. Several classes of adjunct medications may be used, including Amantadine, anticholinergics, dopa decarboxylase inhibitors, and dopamine agonists.

Primary Hypothesis: At least the 10 mg twice daily dose of preladenant is superior to placebo as measured by the change from Baseline to Week 12 in the mean "off" time.

Being tested
Preladenant, Placebo tablet to match Preladenant
Keywords
Parkinson's disease
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PreladenantDrug

    Also called SCH 420814, MK-3814

    2, 5, or 10 mg tablets taken orally twice daily (BID)

  • Placebo tablet to match PreladenantDrug

    tablets taken orally BID

Study groups in NCT01294800
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Preladenant 2 mgExperimentalParticipants will receive preladenant 2 mg taken orally twice daily (BID), one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening, for 12 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Preladenant
Preladenant 5 mgExperimentalParticipants will receive preladenant 5 mg taken orally BID, one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening, for 12 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Preladenant
Preladenant 10 mgExperimentalParticipants will receive preladenant 10 mg taken orally BID, one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening, for 12 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Preladenant
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorParticipants will receive a placebo to preladenant tablet taken orally BID, one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening, for 12 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Placebo tablet to match Preladenant

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change From Baseline in Mean "Off" Time (Hours Per Day) at Week 12

    The "on" state is defined as the period of time during which a participant's symptoms of PD improve or disappear following treatment with levodopa (L-dopa) or dopamine agonists. The "off" state is defined as the period of time characterized by the return of symptoms (i..e. tremor, slowness, and rigidity) following treatment with L-dopa or dopamine agonists. Study participants reported their symptoms at half-hour intervals as "off", "on", or "asleep" on their daily diary for 3 days before randomization (baseline) and for the 3 days immediately before their Week-12 visit. The mean change from baseline in "off" time was based on a constrained longitudinal data analysis with treatment, time, and treatment-by-time interaction as fixed effects, and an unstructured covariance matrix was used to model the correlation among repeated measurements.

    Measured: Baseline and Week 12

  2. Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)

    An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to this medicinal product.

    Measured: Up to 14 weeks

  3. Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE

    An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to this medicinal product.

    Measured: Up to 12 Weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Percentage of Participants With ≥30% Reduction in "Off" Time at Week 12

    The proportion of responders (≥30% Reduction in "Off" Time at Week 12) was analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model with baseline mean OFF time (hours/day) as a covariate and treatment-by-time interaction as a fixed effect, and an unstructured covariance matrix was used to model the correlation among repeated measurements. Responder rates for each treatment arm are presented as are differences from placebo with 95% confidence interval.

    Measured: Up to 12 Weeks

  2. Change From Baseline in Mean "On" Time Without Troublesome Dyskinesias (Hours Per Day) at Week 12

    When a participant is "on" without dyskinesias, parkinsonian symptoms have dissipated and the participant is experiencing no uncontrollable extraneous movements. Study participants reported their parkinsonian symptoms at half-hour intervals as "off", "on without dyskinesia", "on with non-troublesome dyskinesia", "on with troublesome dyskinesia", or "asleep" on their daily diary for 3 days before randomization and for the 3 days immediately before their Week-12 visit. The mean change from baseline in "on without troublesome dyskinesia" time was based on a constrained longitudinal data analysis with treatment, time, and treatment-by-time interaction as fixed effects, and an unstructured covariance matrix was used to model the correlation among repeated measurements.

    Measured: Baseline and Week 12

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Feb 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study start25 Feb 2011
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2013
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
450 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01294800
Sponsor's protocol ID
P06402
Other IDs
MK-3814-026
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
10 Feb 2011
Last updated
8 Nov 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Yes: https://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

Publications

  • Hattori N, Kikuchi M, Adachi N, Hewitt D, Huyck S, Saito T. Adjunctive preladenant: A placebo-controlled, dose-finding study in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Nov;32:73-79. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.08.020. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

    PubMed 27632893

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Preladenant in people with Parkinson's Disease, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 19 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 11 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change From Baseline in Mean "Off" Time (Hours Per Day) at Week 12 (time frame: Baseline and Week 12). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01294800, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Nov 2018.

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