NCT05523791

Brief Summary

Many dietary supplementations are available to help people in balancing the protein intake and overcoming muscle mass loss. However, most of the products contain protein and could potentially affect levodopa action in people with Parkinson's disease (PWPD). The study aims at verify if whey protein supplementation interferes with dopamine replacement therapy efficacy in PWPD admitted at the clinic for a four weeks intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation training.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
51

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable parkinson-disease

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable parkinson-disease

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2022

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 17, 2022

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 31, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 31, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

August 17, 2022

Last Update Submit

August 30, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

levodopawhey protein supplementationaerobic rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Assessment of maintained efficacy of dopaminergic therapy in WPS group

    Comparison of the deltas (T1-T0) of motor improvement (measured by UPDRS III; TUG, 6MWT) and of therapy (levodopa and LED) between the two groups. Eventual impact of whey protein supplementation intake would lead to lower improvement in motor scales and/or need higher dopaminergic replacement therapy doses,

    4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

WPS

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients continued their standard therapy, received a standard protein redistribution dietary regimen plus a whey protein-based oral formula twice a day

Dietary Supplement: Fortiral

Mg

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients continued their standard therapy, received a standard protein redistribution dietary regimen plus 2.250g of magnesium pidolate twice a day

Dietary Supplement: Mg++

Interventions

FortiralDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Twice a day, patients took 10 g of powder containing 92.5% whey protein with 2.7% cysteine; emulsifier: soy lecithin, lactose free to be reconstituted with 150-200 ml of water.

WPS
Mg++DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Twice a day, patients took 2.250g of magnesium pidolate (=184 mg of Magnesium++ ione) powder twice a day to be reconstituted with 150-200 ml of water

Mg

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (UKBB criteria Hughes et al., 1992),
  • H\&Y stage 2 or 3
  • presence of motor fluctuations (by means of UPDRS III item 4.3≥1)

You may not qualify if:

  • cognitive decline

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ospedale Generale di Zona Moriggia Pelascini

Gravedona, Como, 22015, Italy

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 17, 2022

First Posted

August 31, 2022

Study Start

January 1, 2022

Primary Completion

June 30, 2022

Study Completion

June 30, 2022

Last Updated

August 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

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