Attention Modulation for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Armodafinil)

August 17, 2021 updated by: NYU Langone Health
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a drug commonly used to treat excessive day-time sleepiness, called armodafinil (Nuvigil), is also effective in improving the impairment in the attention commonly reported by patients with more advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body disease (LBD).

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The main aims of this study are:

1. To investigate whether in PDD and DLB th specific disturbances in the basal ganglia thalamocortical network, measured through the Electroencephalography (EEG) frequency analysis, are ameliorated by armodafinil.

Our main hypothesis is that armodafinil can restore the attention and improve cognitive disturbances in PDD and DLB, through a specific effect on striatal-thalamo-cortical activity.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU Parkinsons and Movement Disorders Center

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

50 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Established criteria for diagnosis of PDD (Parkinsons Disease) {Emre M et al. Mov Disord 2007;22:1689-707} and DLB (Lewy Bodies Disease) {McKeith et al. Neurology 2005;65:1863-72}
  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score between <24; and/or Dementia Rating
  • Scale-2 (DRS-2) score <134;
  • Clinical Assessment of Fluctuation (CAF)>4;
  • Stable anti-parkinsonian medication in the 4 weeks preceding the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Use of cognitive enhancers (Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine, Modafinil, Memantine) in the last 4 weeks:

Concomitant use of any medication contraindicated with modafinil/armodafinil; History of alcohol and substances abuse. Use of medications known to alter the normal EEG activity in humans during the study period (i.e. clonazepam) History of psychiatric disorders, other than depression and psychiatric complication of PDD and DLB

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Armodafinil
Drug: Armodafinil
Armodafinil 150 mg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
EGI netstation software (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) and a custom made software that runs on the Matlab platform (The Mathworks)
Time Frame: 2 hours
2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Collaborators

Cephalon

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sara Varanese, MD, NYU Parkinsons and Movement Disorders Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 8, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 8, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 23, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 09-0189

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