Could a brain chemical help repair Parkinson's?
NCT ID NCT06263010
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a drug called allopregnanolone in 10 people with Parkinson's disease. The goal was to see if a larger study is possible and if the drug is safe. Participants received weekly infusions for 12 weeks, and researchers looked for signs of improvement on brain scans and symptom scales.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * History of Idiopathic sporadic Parkinson disease * Hoehn \& Yahr stage 1-4 * Have been on stable doses of all anti-Parkinson's medications for 30 days prior to screening * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of Parkinsonian syndrome. * Any conditions that would contraindicate MRI studies. * Undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery as treatment for PD. * Iodine allergy, known serious hypersensitivity to ioflupane I-123, or other inability to undergo DaTscan. * Clinically significant abnormal laboratory value and/or clinically significant unstable medical or psychiatric illness. * History within the last 5 years of a primary or recurrent malignant disease, with the exception of resected cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, or prostate cancer in situ with a post-treatment prostatic-specific antigen within normal range. * Serious or unstable illnesses including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic (other than PD), psychiatric, immunologic, or hematologic disease, and any other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the safety and efficacy analyses in this study. * History of chronic alcohol or substance abuse/dependence within the past 3 years. * Current use of benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, or other drugs that might interact with the gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA-A) receptor complex; use of calcium-channel blockers (e.g., amlodipine); use of dietary supplements containing Pregnenolone. * Treatment with another investigational drug within 3 months of screening.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Arizona Clinical & Translational Science Research Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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