Safety, Tolerability and Symptomatic Efficacy of the ROCK-Inhibitor Fasudil in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Last updated: September 22, 2023
Sponsor: Technical University of Munich
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Placebo

Fasudil hydrochloride

Clinical Study ID

NCT05931575
ROCK-PD-0000-LIN-0075-I
01EN2005
  • Ages 30-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The aim of this phase Ila trial is to provide evidence on safety, tolerability and symptomatic efficacy of the ROCK-inhibitor Fasudil in patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD). Fasudil has shown neuroprotective and pro-regenerative effects, modulated microglial activity and attenuated alpha-synuclein aggregation in PD models in vitro and in vivo. It has been licensed in Japan since 1995 for the treatment of vasospasms and has a beneficial safety profile arguing for its repurposing. Up to 15 trial centers in Germany will recruit patients. Blinded trial medication will be prepared and shipped by the University Pharmacy Leipzig. Fasudil in two dosages or placebo will be administered orally twice daily to 75 early PD patients for a total of 3 weeks. Safety, tolerability and symptomatic efficacy endpoints will be assessed up to 4 weeks after end of treatment. Its well-known safety profile and the lack of disease-modifying treatments for PD justifies its use in patients with early Parkinson's disease. ROCK-PD is a prerequisite for subsequent long-term clinical trials assessing disease-modification in PD in addition to symptomatic efficacy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with a diagnosis of at least probable PD according to MDS criteria (Postumaet al. MovDis 2015) and
  2. Hoehn & Yahr stage 1 - 3
  3. must be non-fluctuating (no wearing-off, no dyskinesia) and stable on symptomatic PDmedication for at least 6 weeks
  4. age: 30 - 80 years
  5. Women of childbearing potential must be non-lactating and surgically sterile or usinga highly effective method of birth control and have a negative pregnancy test.Acceptable methods of birth control with a low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% peryear) when used consistently and correct are for example implants, injectables,combined oral contraceptives, hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs), sexual abstinenceor vasectomized partner
  6. Capable of thoroughly understanding all information given and giving full informedconsent according to GCP

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Atypical, secondary Parkinsonian syndromes, PD mimics, or any other medical conditionknown to have an association with Parkinsonian syndromes, which might confound orobscure the diagnosis of PD
  2. Patients with a history of intracranial bleeding, known intracerebral aneurysms orMoyamoya disease, or positive family history for the above. If only family historypositive, MR- or x-ray-based cranial imaging not older than 24 months must confirmabsence of bleeding, aneurysms, or Moyamoya
  3. Presence of any concomitant life-threatening disease or impairment likely to interferewith functional assessment
  4. Patients with known arterial hypotension (resting blood pressure <90/60 mmHg) orprevious hypotensive episodes or requiring treatment for increasing of blood pressure,such as fludrocortisone, midodrine, etilefrine, cafedrine, or theodrenaline
  5. Patients with an uncontrollable or unstable arterial hypertensive disease (restingblood pressure >180 mmHg systolic and/or >120 mmHg diastolic under currentantihypertensive medication)
  6. Known pulmonary hypertension and any medication prescribed for treatment of pulmonaryhypertension
  7. Confirmed hepatic insufficiency or abnormal liver function (stable ASAT and/or ALATgreater than 3 times the upper limit of the normal range) and determined to benon-transient through repeat testing
  8. Renal insufficiency with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <60 ml/min/1,73m² (calculated by MDRD equation or byCKD-EPI equation) and determined to be non-transientthrough repeat testing
  9. Major psychiatric disorder, significant cognitive impairment or clinically evidentdementia precluding evaluation of symptoms
  10. Hypersensitivity to any component of the IMP
  11. Liable to be not cooperative or comply with the trial requirements (as assessed by theinvestigator), or unable to be reached in the case of emergency
  12. Pregnant or breast-feeding females or females with childbearing potential, if noadequate contraceptive measures are used
  13. Previous participation in another clinical study involving trial medication within thepreceding 12 weeks or five terminal half times of the longest to be eliminated trialmedications (whichever is longer) or previous participation in this trial

Study Design

Total Participants: 75
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
September 11, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • Technische Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie

    Munich, 81675
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

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