Could a brain lipid injection ease Parkinson's motor swings?
NCT ID NCT07585565
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests an injectable drug called GM1 in 276 people with Parkinson's disease who experience motor fluctuations (times when medication wears off). Participants are randomly assigned to receive GM1 or a placebo for about 12 weeks, while continuing their usual Parkinson's medications. The goal is to see if GM1 can increase the time they feel good movement control without troublesome involuntary movements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GM1 (monosialotetrahexosylganglioside sodium injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new option to help Parkinson's patients spend more time with good movement control and fewer side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 276 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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30 years and older
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 30 years at screening. 2. Clinical diagnosis of clinically established or clinically probable Parkinson's disease. 3. Currently receiving levodopa therapy (stable regimen for ≥4 weeks prior to randomization, with a levodopa equivalent daily dose ≥400 mg) and experiencing motor fluctuations (including wearing-off, on-off phenomena, etc.). 4. Hoehn-Yahr stage ≥2 in the "OFF" state. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History or presence of other Parkinsonian syndromes or Parkinson-plus syndromes, or hereditary neurodegenerative disorders. 2. Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease dementia or severe cognitive impairment as judged by the investigator at screening. 3. Prior surgical treatment for Parkinson's disease or planned such surgery during the trial period. 4. History or presence of other neurological diseases. 5. History or presence of autoimmune diseases. 6. History or presence of any demyelinating diseases, including but not limited to acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome). 7. History or presence of hereditary glycolipid metabolism disorders . 8. Known allergy to monosialotetrahexosylganglioside sodium or any excipient of the investigational product.
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