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Bee Venom for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease (MIREILLE)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified October 2012 by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01341431
First received: March 30, 2011
Last updated: October 30, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of repeated (monthly) injections of bee venom on motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease over a period of one year, also the potential effects of this treatment on disease progression compared to placebo (saline injections).


Condition Intervention Phase
Parkinson Disease
 Drug: bee venom
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of the Symptomatic and Neuroprotective Effects of Bee Venom for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • UPDRS III scores [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Quantify the magnitude of a potential long-term symptomatic effect of bee venom by comparing UPDRS III scores at study inclusion and the final visit one year later before and after bee venom injection.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Evaluate the potential effect of bee venom on disease progression by comparing UPDRS III off scores between treated/placebo group [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • changes in L-Dopa equivalence doses over 12 months [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Correlate symptom (UPDRS III) progression with nigrostriatal denervation as measured by DaTSCAN [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Quantify the evolution (appearance, progression or regression) of motor fluctuations over the one year study period by UPDRS IV [ Time Frame: > 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 40
Study Start Date: March 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: November 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: bee venom Drug: bee venom
12 monthly injections of 100 micrograms(in 1 milliliter of NaCl 0.9%) of bee venom s.c.
Other Names:
  • 1: Experimental : Bee venom
  • 2: Placebo Comparator : NaCl 0.9%, 1 milliliter s.c.
Placebo Comparator: saline Drug: bee venom
12 monthly injections of 100 micrograms(in 1 milliliter of NaCl 0.9%) of bee venom s.c.
Other Names:
  • 1: Experimental : Bee venom
  • 2: Placebo Comparator : NaCl 0.9%, 1 milliliter s.c.

Detailed Description:

The investigators plan to assess the potential efficacy of repeated (monthly) injections of bee venom on the motor symptoms of Parkinson disease over a period of one year. The investigators will also assess the potential effects of this treatment on disease progression. All assessments will be conducted in comparison to placebo (saline injections).

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients suffering from Parkinson disease according to the Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank criteria (Hughes et al., 1992)
  • Age > 40 ans (exclusion of juvenile forms)
  • Hoehn and Yahr stage 1,5-3 off
  • Pathological DaTSCAN
  • MRI excluding atypical or secondary forms of parkinsonism
  • Negative testing to bee venom (intradermoreaction)
  • Affiliated to the French Social Security System

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parkinson disease Hoehn & Yahr stage < 1,5 or > 3
  • Positive intradermoreaction to bee venom
  • IgE positive to bee venom
  • Known allergy to bee venom
  • Contra-indications to treatment with bee venom (Alyostal®)
  • Atypical or secondary parkinsonian syndrome (verified by MRI)
  • Treatment with antipsychotics over the past 6 months
  • Cardiac, hepatic or renal failure
  • Normal DaTSCAN
  • Contra-indications to MRI scanning
  • Pregnancy
  • Major depression or other severe acute/ongoing psychiatric disorder
  • Cognitive impairment (MMS >24)
  • Patient under guardianship
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01341431

Contacts
Contact: Andreas Hartmann, MD +331 42 16 19 50 andreas.hartmann@psl.aphp.fr

Locations
France
Centre d'Investigation Clinique ICM Recruiting
Paris, France, 75013
Contact: Andreas Hartmann,, MD     +331 42 16 19 50     andreas.hartmann@psl.aphp.fr    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Andreas Hartmann, MD Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
  More Information

Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01341431     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: P090102
Study First Received: March 30, 2011
Last Updated: October 30, 2012
Health Authority: France: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Parkinson disease
Bee venom
Motor fluctuations
Disease progression

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013