Is Long-term Use of Amantadine Effective in PD?

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-02-28
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigator aims to assess whether long-term use of amantadine is effective in patients with Parkinson's disease.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
• Treatments: Amantadine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who have been taking amantadine since the beginning of diagnosis

2. Patients who have taken amantadine for more than five years

3. Patients with Parkinson's disease who are aged 40 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient who stops amantadine or is hypersensitive to amantadine

2. Patients who have undergone brain surgery, including deep brain stimulation

3. Patient identified as atypical parkinsonism

4. Patients with psychiatric conditions such as dementia, major depression or bipolar disorder who are difficult to assess

5. Patients who are currently unable to follow up at our hospital