This is a one year, 2-part study to determine the efficacy and safety of
preladenant, an adenosine type 2a (A2a) receptor antagonist. The
purpose of Part 1 (first 26 weeks) is to determine if ...
The CELC200A2401 study has been designed in order to evaluate the hypothesis that administering the combination carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone at the time that levodopa therapy is initiated results in ...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the US,
affecting nearly 1 million Americans. Up to 82% of community dwelling
individuals with PD complain of ...
This study was designed to assess whether GPI 1485 has the ability to delay or stop disease progression and improve symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) that is already being ...
TD is a troublesome and potentially irreversible side effect associated with the use of
neuroleptics. While the newer neuroleptics are improved in this regard, they all still carry
the ...
The primary purpose of the study is to investigate the anti-dyskinetic effect of several doses of sarizotan in Parkinson patients in order to generate information on the dose-response relationship ...
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of T2000 when used to treat patients with moderate to severe essential tremor over a 20 week period.
Essential tremor (ET) is a common form of ...
This is a double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 15 months duration designed to
examine early Mirapex (pramipexole) treatment vs. delayed Mirapex (pramipexole) treatment in ...
Researchers at University College London Hospitals (U.K.) are starting a clinical trial to test Exenatide, a synthetic version of a compound originally found in Gila monster saliva. MJFF has funded ...
According to an article in The Scientist, NIH Director Francis Collins says that he was "stunned" by the recent ruling halting research on embryonic stem cells. ...
The American Society for Investigative Pathology has given Charleen T. Chu, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, their Outstanding Investigator Award. In a recent paper published in ...