NCT01923584

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of EPI-743 in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
15

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2013

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 13, 2013

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 15, 2013

Completed
17 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2013

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2015

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

September 19, 2016

Status Verified

September 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

August 13, 2013

Last Update Submit

September 16, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Visual function

    electroretinogram and color vision

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Neurologic function

    3 months

  • Motor function

    3 months

  • Brain metabolites

    3 months

  • Cognitive function

    3 months

  • Mood

    3 months

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

EPI-743 400mg

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

EPI-743 at a dose of 400 mg three times daily

Drug: EPI-743 400mg

EPI-743 200mg

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

EPI-743 at a dose of 200 mg three times daily

Drug: EPI-743 200mg

Interventions

EPI-743 400mg
EPI-743 200mg

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
  • Age 40 - 75
  • Ambulatory with or without assistance
  • Hoehn and Yahr Scale score of 1 - 3
  • Patient able to consent and comply with protocol requirements
  • Abstention from use of Coenzyme Q10, vitamin E, Azilect and Idebenone two weeks prior to enrollment and during course of treatment with EPI-743

You may not qualify if:

  • Allergy to EPI-743 or sesame oil
  • Allergy to vitamin E
  • Clinical history of bleeding or abnormal baseline PT/PTT
  • Diagnosis of any other neurologic disease
  • Malignancy within past two years
  • Pregnant or plans to become pregnant
  • Concomitant ophthalmologic disease
  • History of stroke
  • History of brain surgery
  • Inability to undergo MRI scan or MRS
  • Hepatic insufficiency with LFTs greater than two times upper limit of normal
  • Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis
  • End stage cardiac failure
  • Fat malabsorption syndromes precluding drug absorption
  • Use of anticoagulant medications, azilect

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Interventions

alpha-tocotrienol quinone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian DisordersBasal Ganglia DiseasesBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesMovement DisordersSynucleinopathiesNeurodegenerative Diseases

Study Officials

  • Theresa Zesiewicz, MD

    University of South Florida

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 13, 2013

First Posted

August 15, 2013

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion

December 1, 2015

Study Completion

June 1, 2016

Last Updated

September 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

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