Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam Versus Placebo on Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

The study is designed to measure the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam on levodopa-induced dyskinesias in late-stage Parkinson's disease. The patients are planned to be treated with levetiracetam (up to 2000 mg per day) or placebo for 13 weeks. Efficacy measure is the modified AIMS.

Agency: 
Dresden University of Technology
Phase: 
Phase IV
Study Design: 
Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Condition: 
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention type: 
Drug
Intervention Name: 
levetiracetam
Information Retrieved from Source: 
Tuesday, 10 April 2007