Can a compound in grapes help Parkinson's? new trial launches
NCT ID NCT07592767
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase trial will test whether a special form of resveratrol (JOTROL) is safe and tolerable for people with Parkinson's disease. About 30 participants will receive either a low dose, high dose, or placebo daily for three months. The study will also measure how the drug behaves in the body and its effects on energy and inflammation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resveratrol (JOTROL)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to manage Parkinson's disease by improving energy in brain cells and reducing inflammation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study focused on safety, not on proving the drug works. The results may not lead to a treatment, and side effects are possible.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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55 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: * Capable of providing informed consent (IC) and complying with study procedures * Stable on Levodopa and/or DA agonists for at least 4 weeks before enrollment * Clinical diagnosis of PD according to UK Brain Bank criteria and/or PD with Dementia (PDD) by MDS criteria (53-55). * MoCA≥18. * Hohn and Yahr stage 2 and 3 * Age of 55-85 years, medically stable * English Fluency Exclusion Criteria: * Known PD-linked gene mutations e.g. PINK-1, DJ-1, parkin, LRRK2 etc. * Clinical signs indicating syndromes or disorders other than PD including, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), supranuclear gaze palsy, multiple system atrophy (MSA), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), frontal dementia, history of stroke, head injury or encephalitis, cerebellar signs, early severe autonomic involvement * Any psychiatric diagnosis or symptoms, (e.g., hallucinations and suicidality, major depression, or delusions) that could interfere with study procedures * Medical history of liver or pancreatic disease, GI, ulcers and Chron's disease, kidney, or blood problems. Any other clinically significant abnormalities in physical examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, or ECG at Screening or Baseline. Any other medical conditions (e.g., cardiac, respiratory, GI, renal disease) which are not adequately controlled, or which in the opinion of the investigator(s) could affect the subject's safety or interfere with the study assessments and are below grade 3 criteria as outlined in table 2. * Enrolled as an active participant in another clinical study * Anti-coagulant medications, including Coumadin, heparin, enoxaparin, fondaparinux etc. * Any immunological disease which is not adequately controlled, or which requires treatment with immunoglobulins, systemic monoclonal antibodies (or derivatives of monoclonal antibodies), systemic immunosuppressant's, or plasmapheresis during the * Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score greater than or equal to 8 at Screening. * Answer "yes" to C-SSRS suicidal ideation Type 4 or 5, or any suicidal behavior assessment within 6 months before Screening, at Screening, or at the Baseline Visit, or has been hospitalized or treated for suicidal behavior in the past 5 years before Screening. * Planned surgery which requires general anesthesia that would take place during the study. * Severe visual or hearing impairment that would prevent the subject from performing psychometric tests accurately. * Women of Childbearing Potential (WCBP) or lactating. * Must not be on any nutritional or medicinal supplements at least 6 weeks prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Georgetown University Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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