Study of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease, Phase 3 (SURE-PD3)

July 8, 2020 updated by: Michael Alan Schwarzschild

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Urate-elevating Inosine Treatment to Slow Clinical Decline in Early Parkinson's Disease

A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial to determine whether oral inosine dosed to moderately elevate serum urate (from ≤5.7 mg/dL to 7.1-8.0 mg/dL) over 2 years slows clinical decline in early PD.

Clinical decline will be assessed as change in the primary outcome variable of the Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), a composite scale comprising patient- and clinician-reported outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Capsules containing 500 mg of inosine (active drug) or ~500 mg of lactose (placebo) will be taken orally up to two capsules three times per day (i.e., up to 3 g/day) for 24 months. In the inosine-treated group the number of capsules taken per day will be titrated to serum urate levels - measured at trough at study visits no more than three months apart - in order to achieve concentrations of 7.1-8.0 mg/dL. Initial dosing will be tailored to individualized factors including gender and pretreatment serum urate, and then advanced gradually toward the projected target dose. Adjustments in dosing of placebo capsules in the control arm will be algorithm-based to match dosing of inosine capsules in the active drug arm.

Following study drug discontinuation all subjects will be followed during a 3-month wash-out period by telephone calls and a final study visit. All study visits after screening will include measurement of the primary outcome variable (MDS-UPDRS) and most will include secondary outcome variables: adverse events, dose adjustments, disability warranting initiation of dopaminergic therapy, Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL), 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39), Schwab & England Activities of Daily Living (S&E ADL) scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and orthostatic vital signs.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

298

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

      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 935
        • University of Puerto Rico
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
        • Barrow Neurological Institute
      • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259
        • Mayo Clinic Arizona
      • Sun City, Arizona, United States, 85351
        • Banner Sun Health Research Institute
    • California
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
        • University of California San Diego
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
        • University of Southern California
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • University of California San Francisco
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • University of Colorado
      • Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113
        • Rocky Mountain Movement Disorder Center
    • Connecticut
      • Vernon, Connecticut, United States, 06066
        • Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33613
        • University of South Florida
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
        • Emory University
      • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
        • Augusta University
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush University Medical Center
      • Winfield, Illinois, United States, 60190
        • Neurosciences Institute at Central DuPage Hospital
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Indiana University
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
    • Kentucky
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
        • University of Louisville
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Oschner Clinic Foundation
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins University
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • University of Maryland, Baltimore
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston University Medical Center
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
        • University of Michigan
      • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
        • Michigan State University
      • West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States, 48322
        • Henry Ford Health System
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • University Of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
        • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
    • New Jersey
      • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07901
        • Overlook Medical Center, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Albany Medical College
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
        • SUNY downstate Medical Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Weill Cornell Medical Center
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
        • Duke University
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
        • University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43221
        • Ohio State University
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health & Sciences University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • University of Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • University of Pittsburgh
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
        • Butler Hospital
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29403
        • Medical University of South Carolina
    • Tennessee
      • Cordova, Tennessee, United States, 38018
        • Wesley Neurology Clinic, PC
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163
        • University of Tennessee Health Science Center
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-9036
        • UT Southwestern Medical Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • University of Texas Houston Medical School
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • Baylor Scott & White Health
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405
        • The University of Vermont
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23230
        • VCU Parkinson's & Movement Disorder Center (McGuire Veterans Hospital)
      • Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, 23456
        • Sentara Neurology Specialists
    • Washington
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99202
        • Inland Northwest Research
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99202
        • Northwest Neurological PLLC
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Medical College of Wisconsin

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:

Study subjects meeting all of the following criteria will be allowed to enroll in the study:

  1. Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and to comply with trial procedures.
  2. Fulfillment of diagnostic criteria for idiopathic PD with at least two of the cardinal signs of PD (resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity) present at 2nd screening and baseline evaluations, as assessed by the Site Investigator.
  3. Absence of current or imminent (within 90 days of enrollment) PD disability requiring dopaminergic therapy, as assessed by the Site Investigator.
  4. Modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale Stage 1 to 2.5 inclusive.
  5. Age 30 or older at the time of PD diagnosis.
  6. Diagnosis of PD made within 3 years prior to 1st Screening Visit.
  7. Non-fasting serum urate ≤ 5.7 mg/dL at 1st Screening Visit (SC1).
  8. If the subject is female, then:

    1. Being surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation), or
    2. Being postmenopausal (last menstruation was two years or more prior to 2nd Screening Visit), or
    3. For those of childbearing potential

      • Using a reliable form of contraception for 60 days or more prior to Baseline Visit and agreeing to continue such use for 30 days post last dose of study drug. Reliable forms of contraception include: abstinence; implanted, injected or oral contraceptives (birth control pills), intrauterine device in place for at least 3 months prior to Baseline Visit, vaginal ring with spermicide, barrier with spermicide such as male or female condom, diaphragm or cervical cap, transdermal patch; male partner with vasectomy.
      • And having a negative pregnancy test at the 2nd Screening Visit. [Note that a urine pregnancy test will be performed at screening on all women who are not at least two years postmenopausal or surgically sterile.]

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Study subjects meeting any of the following criteria during screening evaluations will be excluded from entry into the study:

  1. Atypical parkinsonism, including that due to drugs, metabolic disorders, encephalitis, cerebrovascular disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, or other neurodegenerative disease.
  2. Dopamine transporter (DAT) brain scan without evidence of dopamine deficit.
  3. History of gout.
  4. History of uric acid or urate urolithiasis, or recurrent urolithiasis all of unknown type.
  5. A screening test positive for uric acid crystalluria, urine pH ≤ 5.0, or an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2.
  6. History of myocardial infarction or stroke.
  7. Symptomatic congestive heart failure with a documented ejection fraction below 45%.
  8. History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  9. Mini Mental State Exam score < 25; i.e., a score of 0 to 24.
  10. Use of any anti-parkinsonian medication (including levodopa, dopamine agonists, amantadine, entacapone and the anticholinergic agents trihexyphenidyl and benztropine) other than monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors within 60 days of Baseline, or in excess of 90 days.
  11. Change in the dosage of (or initiation of) a monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitor within 90 days prior to Baseline, i.e., entry on a MAO-B inhibitor requires a stable dosage for the 90 days prior to Baseline.
  12. Use of the following within 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit: inosine, allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid, more than 50 IU of vitamin E daily, or more than 300 mg of vitamin C daily (though a daily standard multivitamin such as Bayer One-A-Day® or Centrum® is permissible), reserpine, methylphenidate, amphetamines, cinnarizine, monoamine oxidase-A inhibitors, tetrabenazine, neuroleptics or other dopamine blocking drugs.
  13. Use of the following within 90 days prior to the DAT neuroimaging screening evaluation: modafinil, armodafinil, metoclopramide, alpha-methyldopa, methylphenidate, reserpine, or amphetamine derivative.
  14. Unstable dosing of a thiazide -- such as hydrochlorothiazide (e.g., Esidrex), chlorothiazide (e.g., Diuril), chlorthalidone (e.g., Hygroton), indapamide (e.g., Lozol), metolazone (e.g., Zaroxolyn), which are permissible as long as the subject is on a stable dose from 1 week prior to the 1st Screening Visit through the Baseline Visit.
  15. Known unstable medical or psychiatric condition that may compromise participation in the study. (Note that difficulty swallowing large capsules might preclude participation due to the size of the study drug capsules.)
  16. Clinically serious abnormality in the screening visit laboratory studies or ECG, as determined by the Site Investigator.
  17. Participation in another investigational treatment study within 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit.
  18. Known hypersensitivity or intolerability to inosine.
  19. Known hypersensitivity to DaTscan (either the active substance of ioflupane I-123 or to any of the excipients).

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Inosine
Inosine will be dosed by titrating the number of capsules taken daily to achieve an elevation of serum urate to trough levels of 7.1 to 8.0 mg/dL.
capsules containing 500 mg of inosine
Other Names:
  • hypoxanthine 9-β-D-ribofuranoside
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo will be dosed to match the capsule titrations of the inosine group.
capsules containing ~500 mg of lactose and appearing indistinguishable from inosine capsules
Other Names:
  • inactive agent

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Clinical Decline
Time Frame: two years
The primary outcome of the trial is rate of change in the Movement Disorders Society Unified PD Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) I-III total score over 24 months estimated from a shared-baseline, random-slopes mixed model, censoring follow-up of subjects after initiation of dopaminergic therapy. Parts I-III of the MDS-UPDRS include ratings of non-motor experiences of daily living, motor experiences of daily living, and a motor examination. The MDS-UPDRS is assessed on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 4 where higher scores imply worse symptoms. Parts I-III contain 59 total questions (13 in Part I, 13 in Part II, and 33 in Part III). Total scores for Parts I-III are calculated as simple sums of component items with mean imputation by Part if no more than 1, 2, or 7 items are missing for Parts I through III, respectively. Total scores may range from 0 to 236, with 0 meaning no symptoms and 236 meaning worse symptoms.
two years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Developing Adverse Effects
Time Frame: two years
Safety also will be evaluated by comparing active vs. placebo treatment with respect to overall adverse event (AE) and serious AE (SAE) rate.
two years
Percentage Developing Adverse Effects
Time Frame: two years
Safety of oral inosine titrated to elevate trough serum urate to 7.1 - 8.0 mg/dL will be evaluated by comparing active vs. placebo treatment with respect to the percentage of subjects experiencing individual types of AE, as classified by Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) preferred term and system organ class.
two years
Percentage of Subjects Tolerant of the Treatment
Time Frame: three months; two years
Tolerability of a treatment will be defined as a percentage of all subjects in a treatment group who are tolerant of the treatment at 12 weeks (short-term tolerability) and 24 months (long-term tolerability). A subject who is tolerant of treatment will be defined as one who remains on-study and on the assigned treatment without one or more dose reductions lasting more than 4 weeks cumulative due to AEs. A treatment will be declared tolerable if the percentage who are tolerant is significantly greater than 50% by one-tailed testing at p < 0.05.
three months; two years
Percentage of Participants Developing Disability Warranting Dopaminergic Therapy Over Time
Time Frame: two years
The percentage of participants with disability warranting the initiation of dopaminergic therapy in each treatment group at time from baseline visit (in 180 day increments).
two years
Clinical Efficacy: Rate of Change in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire - 39 Item Version (PDQ-39) Scale
Time Frame: two years
Rate of change in Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire - 39 item version (PDQ-39) scale points (over the time between baseline visit and final visit on study drug) will be assessed for subjects in each treatment group. The PDQ-39 asks 39 questions organized over eight domains (scales): mobility (10 items), activities of daily living (6 items), emotional well-being (6 items), stigma (4 items), social support (3 items), cognition (4 items), communication (3 items), and bodily discomfort (3 items). Each item has five possible ordinal responses, from never to always, depending on frequency of the symptom over the preceding month. The eight scales' scores are generated by Likert's method of summated ratings and then transformed to a single figure that ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores are associated with more symptoms.
two years
Clinical Efficacy: Rate of Change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL)
Time Frame: two years
Rate of change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) scale points (over the time between baseline visit and final visit on study drug) will be assessed for subjects in each treatment group. Neuro-QOL is a set of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures that assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with neurological disorders. It comprises 17 domains of HRQL covering physical, psychological and social health. Domains tested include anxiety, cognitive function, communication, depression, emotional and behavioral dyscontrol, fatigue, lower extremity function- mobility, positive affect and well- being, stigma, upper extremity function- fine motor and ADL, sleep disturbance, satisfaction with social roles and activities, and ability to participate in social roles and activities. Higher raw scores are associated with more of the concept being measured. All scales range from 8 to 40 except for Positive Affect and Well-Being which ranges from 9 to 45.
two years
Clinical Efficacy: Rate of Change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) Depression Module
Time Frame: two years
Rate of change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) depression module scale points (over the time between baseline visit and final visit on study drug) will be assessed for subjects in each treatment group. Neuro-QOL is a set of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures that assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with neurological disorders. Higher raw scores are associated with more of the concept being measured. The depression module score ranges from 8 to 40.
two years
Clinical Efficacy: Rate of Change in Schwab and England Scale
Time Frame: two years
Rate of change in percentage points on the Schwab and England scale for functional disability (over the time between baseline visit and final visit on study drug) will be assessed for subjects in each treatment group. The Schwab and England scale is a Site Investigator and subject assessment of the subject's level of independence. The subject will be scored on a percentage scale reflective of his/her ability to perform acts of daily living. Printed scores with associated descriptors range from 0% to 100% in increments of 5%, with higher percentages associated with more independence. A score of 0% implies "vegetative functions such as swallowing, bladder and bowel functions are not functioning; bedridden". A score of 100% implies "subject has full ability and is completely independent; essentially normal".
two years
Clinical Efficacy: Rate of Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Time Frame: two years
Rate of change in points on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale (for cognition; over the time between baseline visit and final visit on study drug) will be assessed for subjects in each treatment group. The MoCA assesses attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. Points are awarded for the correct completion of MoCA tasks. Scores for each task are summed for a total score (range 0-30). Higher scores indicate greater cognitive capacity.
two years
Symptomatic Effects
Time Frame: three months (after both initiation and discontinuation of study drug)
Symptomatic effects will be estimated by changes in motor and other features (e.g., as assessed by short-term change in Movement Disorders Society Unified PD Rating Scale [MDS-UPDRS] I-III total score) during the first 3 months of wash-in at the start of period 1 and during the 3-month wash-out of period 2. The MDS-UPDRS includes ratings of non-motor experiences of daily living, motor experiences of daily living, and a motor examination. The MDS-UPDRS is assessed on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 4 where higher scores imply worse features. Parts I-III contain 59 total questions (13 in Part I, 13 in Part II, and 33 in Part III). Total scores are calculated as simple sums of component items with mean imputation by Part if no more than 1, 2, or 7 items are missing for Parts I through III, respectively. Total scores may range from 0 to 236, with 0 meaning no symptoms and 236 meaning worse symptoms.
three months (after both initiation and discontinuation of study drug)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Michael A Schwarzschild, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (PI of Clinical Coordinating Center), PSG (Chair, SURE-PD3 Steering Committee)
  • Study Director: Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH, Harvard School of Public Health, PSG (Co-Chair, SURE-PD3 Steering Committee)
  • Study Director: David Oakes, PhD, University of Rochester (PI of Data Coordinating Center), PSG (Study Statistician/Member, SURE-PD3 Steering Committee)
  • Study Director: Eric A Macklin, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, PSG (Study Statistician/Member, SURE-PD3 Steering Committee)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 19, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 26, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

December 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 28, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

IPD Plan Description

De-identified data; per policies of NIH/NINDS and the PSG (Parkinson Study Group)

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