Continuous Delivery of Levodopa in Patients With Advanced Idiopathic Parkinsons Disease - Cost-benefit

Sponsor
University Hospital, Akershus (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00272688
Collaborator
Solvay Pharmaceuticals (Industry)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

An open, observational health economic study to estimate marginal cost and health consequences of replacing conventional Parkinsons disease therapy with intraduodenal levodopa administered continuously

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Levodopa (drug), intraduodenal administration
Phase 4

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
10 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Continuous Delivery of Levodopa/Carbidopa (Duodopa) in Patients With Advanced Idiopathic Parkinsons Disease - a Health Economic Evaluation
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date :
May 1, 2009
Actual Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2009

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Marginal cost per QALY of replacing conventional treatment with intraduodenal levodopa [one year]

  2. Quality of life at three, six, nine and twelve months(Assessed by Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39), 15D Quality of life) []

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Parkinson related function at three, six, nine and twelve months(UPDRS, Hoehn and Yahr scores, Schwab and England) []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Clinical diagnosis of of idiopathic Parkinsons disease

  • Motor fluctuations despite optimised per oral treatment

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Severe dementia, confusion, psychosis or depression

  • Patients with contraindications against levodopa treatment

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Akershus University Hospital Nordbyhagen Norway 1474
2 Dept Neurology, Ulleval University Hospital Oslo Norway 0450

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Akershus
  • Solvay Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christofer Lundqvist, PhD, M.D., HØKH - Helse Ost Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Norway
  • Principal Investigator: Antonie Beiske, PhD, M.D., Dept Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Norway

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Christofer Lundqvist, Principal investigator, University Hospital, Akershus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00272688
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • Duo-HRQoL-2
First Posted:
Jan 9, 2006
Last Update Posted:
Dec 30, 2015
Last Verified:
Dec 1, 2015
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 30, 2015