Experimental Parkinson's drug talineuren put to early safety test
NCT ID NCT04976127
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tested the safety of an intravenous drug called talineuren (liposomal GM1) in 22 people with Parkinson's disease. The study was open-label and designed to find a safe dose, but it was terminated before completion. No conclusions about effectiveness can be drawn from this small, preliminary study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- talineuren (liposomal GM1)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new add-on therapy to help manage Parkinson's symptoms alongside standard treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early Phase 1 safety trial with only 22 participants, and it was terminated early. It is too small and preliminary to draw any conclusions about effectiveness.
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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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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 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: * Informed consent as documented by signature. * Confirmed Parkinson's disease according to British brain bank criteria. * Hoehn and Yahr Stage 0 - 2.5 on medication. * Stable on PD treatment for a month at least. * Absence of dementia confirmed by cognitive testing (MoCA \>25). Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to the class of drugs under study, e.g., known hypersensitivity or allergy to class of drugs or the investigational product. * Women who are pregnant or breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the trial or in the 3 months following the trial. * Lack of safe contraception in women with childbearing potential * Other clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g., renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, etc) that is not under stable control. * Subject has an atypical parkinsonian syndrome or secondary parkinsonism. * Patients with comorbidity that may interfere with the course of the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neurologisches Institut Konolfingen
Konolfingen, Canton of Bern, 3510, Switzerland
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