Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of Pramipexol ER Versus Pramipexol IR Versus Placebo in Early PD Patients

June 20, 2014 updated by: Boehringer Ingelheim

A Double-blind, Double-dummy, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Three Parallel Groups Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Pramipexole ER Versus Placebo and Versus Pramipexole IR Administered Orally Over a 26-week Maintenance Phase in Patients With Early Parkinsons Disease (PD).

The objectives of this trial conducted in early Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients are to determine the efficacy (as measured by the change from baseline to the end of the maintenance phase in the total score for the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Parts II and III combined), safety, and tolerability of Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) (in daily doses from 0.375mg to 4.5mg q.d.) in comparison to placebo, and to test for non-inferiority between the two formulations (ER and IR) of pramipexole.

In addition, the efficacy of Pramipexole Immediate Release (IR) will be compared to placebo, for assay sensitivity

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

539

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Argentina
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54008 Instituto de Neurociencias de Buenos Aires
      • Capital Federal, Argentina
        • 248.524.54009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Mar del Plata, Argentina
        • 248.524.54006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Santa Fe, Argentina
        • 248.524.54004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Austria
      • Innsbruck, Austria
        • 248.524.43001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Wien, Austria
        • 248.524.43004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Czech Republic
      • Olomouc, Czech Republic
        • 248.524.42004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Pardubice, Czech Republic
        • 248.524.42003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Praha, Czech Republic
        • 248.524.42001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Rychnov nad Kneznou, Czech Republic
        • 248.524.42002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Finland
      • Hyvinkää, Finland
        • 248.524.35803 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Oulu, Finland
        • 248.524.35801 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Tampere, Finland
        • 248.524.35802 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany
        • 248.524.49002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Bochum, Germany
        • 248.524.49003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Bochum, Germany
        • 248.524.49011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Bremerhaven, Germany
        • 248.524.49008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Dresden, Germany
        • 248.524.49006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Göttingen, Germany
        • 248.524.49007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Kassel, Germany
        • 248.524.49001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Leipzig, Germany
        • 248.524.49004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Marburg, Germany
        • 248.524.49005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Hungary
      • Eger, Hungary
        • 248.524.36007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Györ, Hungary
        • 248.524.36005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Miskolc, Hungary
        • 248.524.36008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Sopron, Hungary
        • 248.524.36004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Szeged, Hungary
        • 248.524.36001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Szeged, Hungary
        • 248.524.36006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Szombathely, Hungary
        • 248.524.36003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
        • 248.524.36002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • India
      • Chennai, India
        • 248.524.91002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Hyderabad, India
        • 248.524.91009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Hyderabad, India
        • 248.524.91010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Karnataka, India
        • 248.524.91001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Maharashtra, India
        • 248.524.91005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Maharashtra, India
        • 248.524.91007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • New Delhi, India
        • 248.524.91004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • New Delhi, India
        • 248.524.91006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Pune, India
        • 248.524.91011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Japan
      • Aomori, Aomori, Japan
        • 248.524.81010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
        • 248.524.81001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
        • 248.524.81005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
        • 248.524.81011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
        • 248.524.81013 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Iwamizawa,Hokkaido, Japan
        • 248.524.81015 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
        • 248.524.81003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
        • 248.524.81014 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Morioka, Iwate, Japan
        • 248.524.81009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Okayama, Okayama, Japan
        • 248.524.81008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
        • 248.524.81006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
        • 248.524.81004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
        • 248.524.81007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan
        • 248.524.81012 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
        • 248.524.81002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Malaysia
      • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
        • 248.524.60001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
        • 248.524.60004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
        • 248.524.60002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Russian Federation
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
        • 248.524.07006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Slovakia
      • Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia
        • 248.524.42103 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Trnava, Slovakia
        • 248.524.42101 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Taiwan
      • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
        • 248.524.88603 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Taichung, Taiwan
        • 248.524.88605 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Taipei, Taiwan
        • 248.524.88601 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Taoyuan, Taiwan
        • 248.524.88602 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • Ukraine
      • Kiev, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Lvov, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Uzhgorod, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Vinnytzya, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Zaporozhye, Ukraine
        • 248.524.38006 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Gilbert, Arizona, United States
        • 248.524.01018 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Sun City, Arizona, United States
        • 248.524.01004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • California
      • La Jolla, California, United States
        • 248.524.01016 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
      • Oxnard, California, United States
        • 248.524.01013 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Connecticut
      • Danbury, Connecticut, United States
        • 248.524.01008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Florida
      • Boca Raton, Florida, United States
        • 248.524.01010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Georgia
      • Augusta, Georgia, United States
        • 248.524.01014 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States
        • 248.524.01012 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States
        • 248.524.01001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Maryland
      • Elkridge, Maryland, United States
        • 248.524.01007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Michigan
      • Southfield, Michigan, United States
        • 248.524.01015 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Mississippi
      • Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
        • 248.524.01017 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • New York
      • Commack, New York, United States
        • 248.524.01005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States
        • 248.524.01002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Utah
      • Midvale, Utah, United States
        • 248.524.01003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States
        • 248.524.01009 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

30 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female patient with idiopathic Parkinsons disease (PD) confirmed by at least two of the following signs: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity.
  2. Parkinsons disease diagnosed within 5 years.
  3. Patients 30 years of age or older at the time of diagnosis.
  4. Modified Hoehn and Yahr stage of 1 to 3.
  5. Patients requiring additional therapy/ introduction of therapy (for de novo patients) to treat their parkinsonian symptoms at the time of enrollment (screening visit, V1) according to the investigators judgement.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Atypical parkinsonian syndromes due to drugs (e.g., metoclopramide, flunarizine), metabolic disorders (e.g., Wilson's disease), encephalitis or degenerative diseases (e.g., progressive supranuclear palsy).
  2. Dementia, as defined by a Mini-Mental State Exam score < 24 at screening visit
  3. Any psychiatric disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th (DSM-IV)
  4. History of psychosis
  5. Clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities at screening visit
  6. Clinically significant hypotension
  7. Malignant melanoma or history of previously treated malignant melanoma
  8. Any other clinically significant disease, whether treated or not, that could put the patient at risk or could prevent compliance or completion of the study
  9. Pregnancy
  10. Sexually active female of childbearing potential not using a medically approved method of birth control
  11. Serum levels of Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) , Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatases or bilirubin > 2 Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  12. Patients with a creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min
  13. Any dopamine agonist (including pramipexole) within 4 weeks prior to baseline visit, or L-Dopa within 8 weeks prior to baseline visit.
  14. Total cumulative duration of prior exposure to Levodopa of more than 3 months.
  15. Any medication (including intra-muscular formulations) with central dopaminergic antagonist activity within 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit
  16. Any of the following drugs within 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit: methylphenidate, cinnarizine, amphetamines.
  17. Flunarizine within 3 months prior to baseline visit
  18. Known hypersensitivity to Pramipexole or its excipients
  19. Drug abuse (including alcohol), according to Investigators judgement, within 2 years prior to screening.
  20. Participation in other investigational drug studies or use of other investigational drugs within one month or five times the half-life of the investigational drug

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Experimental: Pramipexole Extended Release (PPX ER)
Drug: Pramipexol Extended Release
Experimental: Pramipexole Immediate Release (PPX IR)
Drug: Pramipexol Immediate Release

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Parts II+III Total Score
Time Frame: baseline and after 33 weeks treatment
Activities of daily living are scored from 0-52 in UPDRS II, result of motor examination scored 0-108 in UPDRS III. A decrease in the score means improvement.
baseline and after 33 weeks treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Responders on the Clinical Global Impressions of Improvement (CGI-I) Scale
Time Frame: after 18 weeks of treatment compared to baseline
Clinicians evaluation in a rating scale of 7 steps, 1 meaning very much improved to 7 meaning very much worse. Responders are the patients with 'much improved' and 'very much improved' on the scale
after 18 weeks of treatment compared to baseline
Percentage of Responders on the Patients Global Impressions of Improvement (PGI-I) Scale
Time Frame: after 18 weeks of treatment compared to baseline
Patient rated evaluation of the PD symptoms on a rating scale of 7 steps, 1 meaning very much better to 7 meaning very much worse. Responders are the patients with 'much better' and 'very much better' on the score.
after 18 weeks of treatment compared to baseline
UPDRS II+III Responder Rate (at Least 20% Improvement)
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
Responders are defined as at least 20% decrease in the UPDRS II+III score. UPDRS II+III ranges 0-160 scores from best to worse.
after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS Part I Change From Baseline
Time Frame: baseline and after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS I evaluates mentation behaviour and mood with a total score of 0-16. Decrease in the scores means improvement
baseline and after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS Part II Total Score
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS II evaluates activities of daily living in a score 0-52. Decrease of the score means improvement
after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS Part III Total Score
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
UPDRS III is the result of a motor examination with the scores 0-108. A decrease in the scores means improvement
after 33 weeks treatment
Beck's Depression Inventory Version I A
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
The Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item self-rating scale that was originally designed as an instrument to assess the intensity of depressive symptoms (sadness, pessimism, sense of failure, dissatisfaction, guilt, expectation of punishment, dislike of self, self-accusation, suicidal ideation, episodes of crying, irritability, social withdrawal, indecisiveness, changes in body image, retardation, insomnia, fatigability, loss of appetite and weight, somatic preoccupation, low level of energy). Each item is scored from 0 (absent) to 3 (severe). The patients select the score which best describes their status in the last 7 days. Since its introduction in 1961, its use has been extended (also to PD patients) and today it is used also as a screening instrument as well as an outcome measure in depression treatment trials. The total score sums the 21 individual items yielding a score that can range from zero (minimal depression) to 63 (severe depression).
after 33 weeks treatment
Likert Scale for Pain Related to PD
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
Patient assessed 11 units on a scale from 'no pain' to 'unbearable pain'. Decrease of the score means improvement
after 33 weeks treatment
Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale (PDSS)
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
PDSS is a self-rated instrument addressing 15 commonly reported symptoms associated with sleep disturbance on 15 visual analogue scales (VAS: 0 to 10 cm) each ranging from worst score ('awful or always' at the left extremity to the best score ('excellent or never' at the right extremity) An increase in the score means improvement. Worst possible score 0, best score 150)
after 33 weeks treatment
Change From Baseline in Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire Total Score
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment

The PDQ-39 is a self-administered questionnaire which comprises 39 items addressing 8 domains of health which patients consider to be adversely affected by the disease. Higher scores are consistently associated with more severe symptoms of the disease such as tremor and stiffness, while lower scores indicate a better perceived health status. The 8 domains include:

  • mobility (e.g. fear of falling when walking): 10 items
  • activities of daily living (e.g. difficulty cutting food): 6 items
  • emotional well-being (e.g. feelings of isolation): 6 items
  • stigma (e.g. social embarrassment): 4 items
  • social support: 3 items
  • cognition: 4 items
  • communication: 3 items
  • bodily discomfort: 3 items.

A total score is calculated by summing the responses to the 39 individual items and the total ranges from 0 (no problem at all) to 156 (maximum level of problem). A negative change in the total score indicates improvement.
after 33 weeks treatment
Change From Baseline in European Quality of Life Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: after 33 weeks treatment
European Quality of Life Visual Analog Scale (EQ-5D VAS) is a 20 centimeter vertical analog scale assessing the patient's general health status with scores ranging from 0 (worst imaginable health) to 100 (perfect health). A positive change in the scale indicates improvement in health status.
after 33 weeks treatment
Patients Who Started to Use L-Dopa Rescue Medication
Time Frame: from trial start on to any time before final assessment of the patient, up to 33 weeks
L-dopa could be introduced as rescue medication based upon the clinical judgement of the investigator. descriptive on the Full Analysis Set (FAS) population
from trial start on to any time before final assessment of the patient, up to 33 weeks
Number of Patients With Treatment Emergent Abnormal Behaviour as Indicated by the Modified Minnesota Impulsive Disorders Interview (mMIDI Questionnaire)
Time Frame: from trial start on to any time before final assessment of the patient, up to 33 weeks
mMIDI is a semi-structured clinical interview to assess pathological gambling (12 questions, positive screen if patient answers 'yes' to question 1 and to at least 5 of the rest of the questions), compulsive buying (9 questions from 1a to 4c, positive screen if the patient answers 'yes' to 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a) and compulsive sexual behaviour (4 questions, positive screen if patient answers 'yes' to question 1,2,3, or 4).
from trial start on to any time before final assessment of the patient, up to 33 weeks
Possible Clinically Significant Abnormal Laboratory Parameters
Time Frame: baseline and after 33 weeks of treatment
The significant abnormality of values was based on standard criteria defined in appendix 16.1.10, LISTING 4 Criteria for clinically significant abnormalities based on normalized laboratory values.
baseline and after 33 weeks of treatment
Clinical Relevant Abnormal Findings in Vital Signs and Physical Examination as Reported in Adverse Events
Time Frame: baseline and after 33 weeks of treatment
baseline and after 33 weeks of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 17, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 248.524
  • Eudract No 2007-000073-39

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