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Clinical trialNCT03929068CompletedPhase 1Interventional

Sinemet for Spasticity and Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Lateral Sclerosis

SponsorWashington University School of MedicineEnrollment15Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMotor Neuron Disease
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Summary

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Motivated by the success of dopaminergic drugs in treating rigidity associated with Parkinson's disease, some neurologists have used carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) to attempt to improve spasticity in ALS and PLS patients. However, data on the efficacy of carbidopa/levodopa is limited. Given the limited data and potential to improve the quality of life of these patients, the effectiveness of carbidopa-levodopa in ALS and PLS patients with severe spasticity should be studied. The investigators hypothesis is that administration of carbidopa-levodopa will improve spasticity in ALS and PLS patients.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Drugs studied

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PlaceboCarbidopa / levodopa →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
13 May 2019
Primary completion
8 Jul 2022
Completion
8 Jul 2022
Last update posted
11 Jul 2022
Registered enrollment
15
Registry id
NCT03929068
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