Subcutaneous Apomorphine in the Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Cortico Basal Degeneration (APOPARKA)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Treatment of tauopathies such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD) remains a major challenge. These rare severe neurodegenerative extrapyramidal movement disorders share phenotypic overlap and are usually painful. Parkinson disease (PD) is a common extrapyramidal movement disorder and continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI) is commonly used in advanced PD patients to alleviate motor and non-motor fluctuations. Effects of subcutaneous apomorphine were investigated especially on pain and, on quality of life in 7 patients with PSD or CBD.This is an observational "real life" surveillance-based study.The Verbal Rating Scale for Pain (VRS) was used to assess changes in pain level and the clinical global impression-improvement scale (CGI-I) was used to assess changes in patient's illness before and during six months of treatment. Detailed report of the symptoms and side effects has been recorded by home nurses throughout the study period.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Effects of subcutaneous apomorphine on pain [6 months]
The Verbal Rating Scale for Pain (VRS) was used to assess changes in pain level. The VRS is a five-point scale and consists of a list of adjectives describing various levels of symptom intensity: 0= no itch, 1= mild itch, 2= moderate itch , 3= severe itch and 4=very severe itch. It is used to categorize the itch intensity and features high reliability and concurrent validity. VRS scale was assess before and during six months of treatment.
- Effects of subcutaneous apomorphine on quality of life [6 months]
The clinical global impression-improvement scale (CGI-I) was used to assess changes in patient's illness. The CGI-I is a 7 point scale that assess how much the patient's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention: 1=very much improved since the initiation of treatment; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change from baseline (the initiation of treatment); 5=minimally worse; 6= much worse; 7=very much worse since the initiation of treatment." CGI-I scale was assess before and during six months of treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- PSP or CBD patients for whom a treatment with subcutaneaous apomorphine is indicated
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Patient under a legal protection procedure
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Patient denying to participated to the study
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Lack of affiliation to a social security system
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild | Paris | Ile-de-France | France | 75019 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
None provided.- CE_20200204_5_CHH