Parkinson's drug discontinuation study: safety first
NCT ID NCT07214285
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows one Parkinson's patient who has been receiving A-dopamine directly into the brain via a pump for years. The goal is to monitor safety during long-term use and manage a gradual, individualized dose reduction until the treatment stops, switching to an alternative like Scyova. It aims to prevent complications from abrupt discontinuation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A-dopamine (anaerobic dopamine) delivered via intracerebral pump
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that gradual dose reduction and switching to alternative treatments like Scyova is safe for Parkinson's patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small follow-up study (only 1 participant) focused on safety, not effectiveness. The treatment is being discontinued, so it won't provide new evidence on long-term benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Oct 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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18 to 80 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: * Patients included in the DIVE I study still being treated with A-dopamine. * Social security beneficiary. * Able to give free and informed consent to participate in the research. * Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration. * Patient not planning to change their lifestyle (nutritionally, physically, and socially) during their participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not included in DIVE I and not treated with A-dopamine. * Presence of another serious condition that is life-threatening in the short or medium term, malnourished or cachectic patients. * Taking treatments containing guanethidine or its relatives, or non-selective and selective monoamine oxidase A inhibitors (iproniazid, moclobemide, toloxatone) * Patients already participating in another therapeutic trial involving the use of an experimental drug other than DIVE I or in an exclusion period * Isolated patients, defined as those without a caregiver present for at least 3 hours/day at the patient's home
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UHLillle
Lille, Haut de France, 59000, France
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