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Double-blind Placebo Surgery Trial for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03347955

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Official title

Transplantation of Embryonic Dopamine Neurons for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Double-blind Placebo Surgery Trial

Brief summary

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A double-blind sham surgery-controlled trial was developed to determine the effectiveness of implantation of human embryonic dopamine neurons into the putamen of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), with half the patients receiving the implant (n = 20) and half receiving sham surgery (n = 20). The blind was maintained for 12 months before participants were told which surgery they received, at which time those receiving sham surgery could request the implant surgery.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03347955
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Denver
Other
Enrollment
40 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Procedure

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
30 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 1994
Primary completion
Jan 31, 1999
Completion
Jan 31, 1999
Last update posted
Nov 19, 2017

1994 – 1999

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver Denver Colorado 80208

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