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Phase 4 Completed N=201 Treatment

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Safinamide Mesilate as Add-on Therapy to Levodopa in Parkinson's Disease Participants With Motor Fluctuation in South Korea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05312632 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
201
Serious AEs
2.0%
Results posted
Sep 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Change From Baseline in Daily "OFF" Time at Week 18 — -0.8 hours — p=<0.001
◆ Published Evidence
Emerging
4citations · ~4 / year
Efficacy and safety of safinamide in Parkinson's disease patients with motor fluctuations without levodopa dosage escalation over 18 weeks: KEEP study.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the change at the 18th week from baseline in daily "off" time measured by participant diary and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) in participants with Parkinson's Disease who are receiving levodopa.

Linked Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of safinamide in Parkinson's disease patients with motor fluctuations without levodopa dosage escalation over 18 weeks: KEEP study.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025 · 4 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Daily "OFF" Time at Week 18
-0.8 <0.001 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in PDQ-39 Score at Week 18
-2.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating (MDS-UPDRS) Part 3 at Week 18
-1.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in MDS-UPDRS Part 4 at Week 18
-0.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in King's Parkinson's Disease Pain Scale (KPPS) at Week 18
-1.5 0.013 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at Week 18
0.2 0.053
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Daily "ON" Time Without Dyskinesia at Week 18
0.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
80; 4

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female, age greater than or equal to (>=) 19 years at the time of informed consent
  • Participants who meet the clinical diagnostic criteria of Movement Disorder Society (MDS) diagnostic criteria 2015 for Parkinson's disease, have motor fluctuations with >=1.5 hours of "off" time throughout the day which is confirmed at the time of Screening, and take levodopa 3 or more times a day
  • Parkinson's Disease participants who are receiving levodopa without Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor and/or Monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitor
  • Be able to maintain an accurate and complete diary with the help of a caregiver as needed, recording "on" time, "on" time with dyskinesia, "off" time, and time asleep
  • Be able to provide written informed consent
  • Participants whose cognitive function, at the discretion of an investigator, is at a level appropriate to participate in the clinical trial (that is., with a Global Deterioration Scale [GDS] score of 3 or less or a Clinical Dementia Rating [CDR] of 0.5 or less within 3 months prior to screening)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Females who are planning for pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Prior use of safinamide
  • If participants have previously taken medication such as COMT inhibitor and/or MAO-B inhibitor, they have to take appropriate wash-out period for each medication (3 days for COMT inhibitor; 14 days for MAO-B inhibitor)
  • Use of medications for depression or psychosis within 5 weeks prior to screening
  • History of allergic response to levodopa, or other anti-Parkinsonian agents
  • Hypersensitivity or contraindications to MAO-B inhibitors
  • Confirmed ophthalmologic history including any of the following conditions: albino participants, family history of hereditary retinal disease, progressive and/or severe diminution of visual acuity (that is, 20/70 on Snellen Chart), retinitis pigmentosa, retinal pigmentation due to any cause, any active retinopathy or ocular inflammation (uveitis), or diabetic retinopathy
  • Participants who did not consent to having at least 7 days of washout period prior to visit 2, if known to take narcotic analgesics 7 days prior to screening visit (example, pethidine hydrochloride-containing products, tramadol hydrochloride, or tapentadol hydrochloride)
  • History of serotonergic medications administration (example, tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors, selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, or noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressant) within 5 weeks prior to screening visit
  • Administering central nervous system stimulants (example, methylphenidate hydrochloride, lisdexamfetamine mesilate)
  • Administering dextromethorphan
  • Participants with clinically significant liver function abnormalities defined as greater than (>) 1.5 times of the upper limit of the normal range of total bilirubin or >3 times of the upper limit of the normal range of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST); re-examination and re-screening are allowed once within the screening period
  • Have a history of hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the product
  • Currently enrolled in another clinical trial or used any investigational drug/biologics or device within 30 days or 5*the half-life, whichever is longer, preceding informed consent
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05312632) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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