Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 6:43 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 6:43 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01765257
Brief Summary:
Among the psychiatric symptoms observed in the premotor phase of Parkinson's disease (PD) and/or in "de novo" patients, apathy is relatively frequent (estimated to 23%). However, the neuropathological bases of apathy are still unknown. However, recent data suggests that apathy could be linked to a more specific dopaminergic denervation in the ventral striatum.
Rasagiline increases the bioavailability of striatal endogenous dopamine by blocking the MAO-B. Some recent data suggest rasagiline could be effective to improve apathy in Parkinson's disease.
The primary outcome is to demonstrate a significant reduction of apathy using the Lille apathy rating scale (LARS) in drug naive patients with early diagnosed Parkinson's disease, using a treatment by rasagiline.
Detailed Description:
Study design :
Randomized, double-blind, rasagiline (1 mg) vs placebo study. Parallel group (randomization 1/1). Duration 3 months 16 recruiting centers in France
Population :
50 drug-naïve patients with Parkinson's disease, with apathy. 2 groups : 25 patients with placebo and 25 patients with rasagiline.
3 visits
* Visit 1 : inclusion / randomisation/ first study medication dispensation
* Visit 2 (1.5 month after V1) : first evaluation and second study medication dispensation.
* Visit 3 (3 months after V1, final visit) : second evaluation
Study:
NCT01765257
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01765257