Overview

Safety of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of inosine and its ability to raise urate levels in blood and cerebral spinal fluid in individuals with early Parkinson disease. This will determine whether it is appropriate to proceed with a larger study of inosine's ability to modify the rate of disability progression in PD.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The Parkinson Study Group
Collaborators:
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
University of Rochester
Treatments:
Uric Acid