IV prasinezumab treatment for people with early-stage Parkinson's disease
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Prasinezumab in Participants With Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease
This study will try IV prasinezumab versus placebo in people with early-stage Parkinson's disease who are on stable levodopa monotherapy.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 900 (estimated) |
| Ages | 50 Years to 85 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Hoffmann-La Roche Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | prasinezumab |
| Locations | 142 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 141 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07174310 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This is a Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing intravenous prasinezumab compared with placebo in participants with early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Adults must be on stable symptomatic monotherapy with levodopa, meet Hoehn and Yahr stage 1–2 off medication, and have an MDS-UPDRS Part IV score of 0 at screening. The study will collect efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic (PK) data over the treatment and follow-up periods. Key exclusions include non-idiopathic parkinsonian syndromes, other significant neurologic diseases, pregnancy/breastfeeding, and uncontrolled chronic hypertension.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults with idiopathic early-stage Parkinson's disease (Hoehn and Yahr stage 1–2) on stable levodopa monotherapy who meet the study's weight/BMI and screening score requirements.
Not a fit: People who are pregnant or breastfeeding, have non-idiopathic parkinsonism or other significant neurological disease, or have uncontrolled chronic hypertension are excluded and unlikely to benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, prasinezumab could slow disease progression in early Parkinson's and improve longer-term clinical outcomes.
How similar studies have performed: Earlier clinical programs of prasinezumab and other anti–alpha-synuclein antibodies have been conducted with mixed or inconclusive results, so this Phase 3 trial is testing the approach at larger scale.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Body weight within 40-110 kilograms (kg) (88-242 pounds \[lbs\]) and a body mass index within the range 18-34 kg/m2 * Diagnosis of idiopathic PD based on Movement Disorder Society (MDS) criteria * Has received monotherapy treatment * An MDS-UPDRS Part IV score of 0 at screening and prior to randomization * Hoehn and Yahr (H\&Y) Stage 1 or 2 off medication at screening and prior to randomization * Agreement to adhere to the contraception requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within the time frame in which contraception is required * Medical history indicating a parkinsonian syndrome other than idiopathic PD * Diagnosis of a significant neurologic disease other than PD * Chronic uncontrolled hypertension
Where this trial is running
Birmingham, Alabama and 141 other locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (Recruiting)
- Barrow Neurological Institute — Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Recruiting)
- Neurology Center of North Orange County — Fullerton, California, United States (Recruiting)
- Keck School of Medicine of USC — Los Angeles, California, United States (Recruiting)
- Parkinson?s Research Centers of America ? Palo Alto — Palo Alto, California, United States (Recruiting)
- Profound Research LLC at The Neurology Center of Southern California — Pasadena, California, United States (Recruiting)
- UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences — San Francisco, California, United States (Recruiting)
- Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders — Englewood, Colorado, United States (Recruiting)
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders — New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Recruiting)
- Georgetown University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States (Recruiting)
- JEM Research LLC — Atlantis, Florida, United States (Recruiting)
- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton — Boca Raton, Florida, United States (Recruiting)
- K2 - Villages — Lady Lake, Florida, United States (Recruiting)
- K2 Medical Research-Maitland — Maitland, Florida, United States (Recruiting)
- Charter Research - Winter Park/Orlando — Orlando, Florida, United States (Recruiting)
- Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (Recruiting)
- Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States (Recruiting)
- University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States (Recruiting)
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Recruiting)
- Quest Research Institute — Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States (Recruiting)
- Washington Uni School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States (Recruiting)
- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Recruiting)
- Renown Health — Reno, Nevada, United States (Recruiting)
- University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (Recruiting)
- Dent Neurological Institute — Amherst, New York, United States (Recruiting)
- Parkinson's Research Centers of America - Long Island — Commack, New York, United States (Recruiting)
- Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States (Recruiting)
- NeuroCare Center — Canton, Ohio, United States (Recruiting)
- Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States (Recruiting)
- The Movement Disorder Clinic of Oklahoma — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (Recruiting)
- Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (Recruiting)
- Veracity Neuroscience — Memphis, Tennessee, United States (Recruiting)
- Texas Neurology PA — Dallas, Texas, United States (Recruiting)
- Central Texas Neurology Consultants — Round Rock, Texas, United States (Recruiting)
- University of Virginia Health System — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (Recruiting)
- VCU Health North Hospital — Richmond, Virginia, United States (Recruiting)
- West Virginia University — Morgantown, West Virginia, United States (Recruiting)
- Southern Neurology — Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia (Recruiting)
- Westmead Hospital — Westmead, New South Wales, Australia (Recruiting)
- Monash Health — Clayton, Victoria, Australia (Recruiting)
- The Alfred Hospital — Prahan, Victoria, Australia (Recruiting)
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science — Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (Recruiting)
- Medizinische Universität Graz — Graz, Austria (Recruiting)
- Uniklinik fuer Neurologie, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck — Innsbruck, Austria (Recruiting)
- Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH - Neuromed Campus — Linz, Austria (Recruiting)
- Medizinische Universität Wien — Vienna, Austria (Recruiting)
- Klinik Ottakring — Vienna, Austria (Recruiting)
- L2 Ip Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas Ltda ME — Brasília, Federal District, Brazil (Recruiting)
- Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba — Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (Recruiting)
- Núcleo de Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul — Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Recruiting)
+92 more sites — see ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Reference Study ID Number: BN44715 https://forpatients.roche.com/
- Email: global-roche-genentech-trials@gene.com
- Phone: 888-662-6728 (U.S. and Canada)
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.