Clinical trial • Phase III • Neurology

levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate for Parkinson's disease | Motor fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease

Phase III trial of levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate for Parkinson's disease | Motor fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Parkinson's disease | Motor fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
08-07-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
06-10-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, levodopa and decarboxylase inhibitor (benserazide hydrochloride + levodopa) - dose/schedule not specified (comparator product listed; related smpc documents: e2_smpc_sinemet, e2_smpc_madopar).-controlled Phase III trial in Poland, Spain, Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
LEVODOPA AND DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR (benserazide hydrochloride + levodopa) - dose/schedule not specified (comparator product listed; related SmPC documents: E2_SmPC_Sinemet, E2_SmPC_Madopar).
Target Sample Size
91

Eligibility

Recruits 91 The trial record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Participants are adults (inclusion criterion: age ≥40 years). Subject information and informed consent forms (L1 SIS-ICF) are available for Italy, Spain and Poland (documents listed for Main, Prolongation, Extension and Pregnancy Data Collection per country/language), indicating consent is handled via country-specific SIS-ICF documents; no further details on assent/parental consent are provided in the JSON..

Vulnerable Population
The trial record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Participants are adults (inclusion criterion: age ≥40 years). Subject information and informed consent forms (L1 SIS-ICF) are available for Italy, Spain and Poland (documents listed for Main, Prolongation, Extension and Pregnancy Data Collection per country/language), indicating consent is handled via country-specific SIS-ICF documents; no further details on assent/parental consent are provided in the JSON.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Male or female (assigned at birth, inclusive of all gender identities) subjects age ≥40 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent.\n- 2. Patients with PD consistent with the United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank Diagnostic Criteria, who are being treated with stable regimens of LD/AAADI since 3 months prior to screening but experiencing motor fluctuations.\n- 3. Patients with Hoehn and Yahr Stages 2.5 to 4 in the ON-state at screening.\n- 4. By history, for the 4 weeks (28 days) prior to screening, the patient experiences the following: - Daily predictable “wearing-OFF” episodes with periods of worsening motor symptoms - An average of at least 3 cumulative hours per day of OFF time, during the hours the patient is awake\n- 5. Patients needed to be on a documented stable LD/AAADI and optimised dosing schedule within the last 3 months prior to screening.\n- 6. Taking ≥5 LD doses/day and a minimal total daily dose of 500 mg LD/AAADI. If a patient is using IR LD/AAADI or controlled-release (CR) LD/AAADI in combination with a COMT inhibitor, then the dosing frequency must be 3 to 6 times daily."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. PD patients taking a single individual dose of IR LD/AAADI above 250 mg.\n- 2. Patients who received any of the medications listed below or are planning to take them during participation in the clinical study: - Within 4 weeks prior to screening, any doses of a CR LD apart from a single daily bedtime dose - Any doses of Rytary or considered IPX066 or Rytary failures for reasons of efficacy or safety or considered IPX203 failure in previous clinical studies for reasons of efficacy or safety - Any additional doses of CD (eg, Lodosyn) or benserazide (eg, Serazide) - Nonselective monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitors, apomorphine, or antidopaminergic agents, including antiemetics - Within 4 weeks prior to screening, rescue medication used to treat OFF episodes (eg, apomorphine or inhaled LD [Inbrija]) - Within 2 years prior to screening, any doses of dopamine antagonist antipsychotic agents for the purposes of psychosis or bipolar disorder\n- 3. Patient had a prior neurosurgical treatment for PD (eg, deep brain stimulation surgery or neurosurgical ablation treatment procedures) or if such procedure is planned or anticipated prior to Visit 5 (Week 12) of the study.\n- 4. PD patient has received LD/CD enteral suspension, or any other PD medication as continuous daily infusion, whether commercially available or investigational, within the last 3 months prior to screening."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. The primary endpoint is the change in good ON time at Week 12 compared to baseline for IPX203 versus IR LD/AAADI (>1 hour; ≤1 hour)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in good ON time at Week 12 compared to baseline for IPX203 versus IR LD/AAADI; endpoint text includes categorical thresholds '(>1 hour; ≤1 hour)'."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change from baseline in OFF time at Week 12 (key secondary)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in OFF time at Week 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Change from baseline in good ON time, ON time, change from baseline in ON time with dyskinesia, change from baseline in ON time with troublesome dyskinesia, change from baseline in ON time with non-troublesome dyskinesia, and change from baseline in ON time without dyskinesia (all derived from the Parkinson’s disease diary) up to Visit 5","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All measures derived from the Parkinson’s disease diary up to Visit 5."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Change from baseline scores for the clinical outcome assessments listed in the protocol.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline scores for clinical outcome assessments as enumerated in the protocol (no further detail in JSON)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
91
Recruitment Window Months
34
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained via country-specific subject information and informed consent forms (L1 SIS-ICF documents are listed for Italy, Spain and Poland). Documents include Main, Prolongation, Extension and Pregnancy data collection versions in the respective languages (Italian, Spanish, Polish). Participants are adults (age ≥40) and provide consent; no further assent/parental consent details are provided in the JSON.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
22
Total Number Of Participants
91

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
09-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-04-2026
Processing Time Days
223
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
45

Sites

Site Name
Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Neuromed M. I M. Nastaj. sp.p.
Principal Investigator Name
Marcin Nastaj
Principal Investigator Email
marcinnastaj@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Marcin Nastaj
Contact Person Email
marcinnastaj@gmail.com
Site Name
Futuremeds Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Anatol Mickielewicz
Principal Investigator Email
anatol.mickielewicz@futuremeds.com
Contact Person Name
Anatol Mickielewicz
Site Name
Centrum Zdrowia I Urody Maxxmed
Principal Investigator Name
Ewa Papuć
Principal Investigator Email
ewapap@yahoo.pl
Contact Person Name
Ewa Papuć
Contact Person Email
ewapap@yahoo.pl
Site Name
Neurocor Banaszkiewicz Tomaszewski Lekarze sp.p.
Principal Investigator Name
Krzysztof Banaszkiewicz
Principal Investigator Email
krzysztof@banaszkiewicz.net
Contact Person Name
Krzysztof Banaszkiewicz
Contact Person Email
krzysztof@banaszkiewicz.net
Site Name
Centrum Medyczne Neuroprotect
Principal Investigator Name
Maciej Hyla
Principal Investigator Email
maciej.hyla@neuroprotect.pl
Contact Person Name
Maciej Hyla
Contact Person Email
maciej.hyla@neuroprotect.pl
Site Name
Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Monka Rudzińska-Bar
Principal Investigator Email
centrum@neurologia.org.pl
Contact Person Name
Monka Rudzińska-Bar
Contact Person Email
centrum@neurologia.org.pl
Site Name
Centrum Medyczne Neuromed Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Paweł Lisewski
Principal Investigator Email
lisewski.p@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Paweł Lisewski
Contact Person Email
lisewski.p@gmail.com
Site Name
Neurologia Śląska Centrum Medyczne
Principal Investigator Name
Marek Śmiłowski
Principal Investigator Email
marek.smilowski@neurologiaslaska.pl
Contact Person Name
Marek Śmiłowski
Site Name
Etg Neuroscience Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Aleksandra Karbowniczek
Principal Investigator Email
a.karbowniczek@neuroscience.com.pl
Contact Person Name
Aleksandra Karbowniczek
Site Name
Neuro-Care Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
Principal Investigator Name
Gabriela Kłodowska
Principal Investigator Email
g.klodowska@neuro-care.pl
Contact Person Name
Gabriela Kłodowska
Contact Person Email
g.klodowska@neuro-care.pl
Site Name
Centrum Zdrowia I Urody Maxxmed (duplicate entry if any)

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-04-2026
Processing Time Days
199
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
23

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Lydia López Manzanares
Principal Investigator Email
lydialopez@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Lydia López Manzanares
Contact Person Email
lydialopez@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
Department Name
Neurology / Movement disorders
Principal Investigator Name
Álvaro Sanchez Ferro
Principal Investigator Email
asferro@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Álvaro Sanchez Ferro
Contact Person Email
asferro@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Jose Luis Lopez-Sendon Moreno
Principal Investigator Email
joselopezsendon@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Jose Luis Lopez-Sendon Moreno
Contact Person Email
joselopezsendon@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Jaime Kulisevsky Bojarski
Principal Investigator Email
jkulisevsky@santpau.cat
Contact Person Name
Jaime Kulisevsky Bojarski
Contact Person Email
jkulisevsky@santpau.cat
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro De Majadahonda
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Pilar Sanchez Alonso
Principal Investigator Email
pisanchezal@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Pilar Sanchez Alonso
Contact Person Email
pisanchezal@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa (duplicate if any)

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-04-2026
Processing Time Days
217
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
23

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
Department Name
Parkinson and Movement Disorders
Principal Investigator Name
Roberta Zangaglia
Principal Investigator Email
roberta.zangaglia@mondino.it
Contact Person Name
Roberta Zangaglia
Contact Person Email
roberta.zangaglia@mondino.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche
Department Name
Experimental and Clinical Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Maria Gabriella Ceravolo
Principal Investigator Email
m.g.ceravolo@staff.univpm.it
Contact Person Name
Maria Gabriella Ceravolo
Contact Person Email
m.g.ceravolo@staff.univpm.it
Site Name
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Principal Investigator Name
Nicola Ticozzi
Principal Investigator Email
n.ticozzi@auxologico.it
Contact Person Name
Nicola Ticozzi
Contact Person Email
n.ticozzi@auxologico.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Department Name
Clinica Neurologica-U.O.C. Neurologia
Principal Investigator Name
Angelo Antonini
Principal Investigator Email
angelo.antonini@aopd.veneto.it
Contact Person Name
Angelo Antonini
Contact Person Email
angelo.antonini@aopd.veneto.it
Site Name
Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
Department Name
Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Fabrizio Stocchi
Principal Investigator Email
Fabrizio.stocchi@sanraffaele.it
Contact Person Name
Fabrizio Stocchi

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Zambon Biotech S.A.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
codes:1,11,12,13,2,4,5,6,8
Name
Almac Clinical Services Limited
Responsibilities
code:14
Name
Biotrial Bioanalytical Services Inc.
Responsibilities
code:4

Third parties

  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Biotrial Bioanalytical Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Quipment","duties_or_roles":"code:15; Site supplies/Equipment","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes:1,11,12,13,2,4,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
IPX203 140/35 mg
Active Substance
levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1; miaNumber:20377
Starting Dose
140/35 mg
Dose Levels
140/35 mg|210/52.5 mg|280/70 mg|350/87.5 mg
Investigational Product Name
IPX203 210/52.5 mg
Active Substance
levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1; miaNumber:20377
Starting Dose
210/52.5 mg
Dose Levels
140/35 mg|210/52.5 mg|280/70 mg|350/87.5 mg
Investigational Product Name
IPX203 280/70 mg
Active Substance
levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1; miaNumber:20377
Starting Dose
280/70 mg
Dose Levels
140/35 mg|210/52.5 mg|280/70 mg|350/87.5 mg
Investigational Product Name
IPX203 350/87.5 mg
Active Substance
levodopa, carbidopa monohydrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:1; miaNumber:20377
Starting Dose
350/87.5 mg
Dose Levels
140/35 mg|210/52.5 mg|280/70 mg|350/87.5 mg
Investigational Product Name
LEVODOPA AND DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR
Active Substance
benserazide hydrochloride, levodopa
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus:2; scientificProductEvCode:SCP108760997; miaNumber:UK MIA 25
Combination Treatment
Yes

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