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CLINICAL TRIALS       

IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Albuterol in Underweight, Fluctuating Patients with Parkinson's disease: A Pilot Study                                                        

  • Recent weight loss AND 
  • Decreased effectiveness of Carbidopa/Levodopa (SinemetÒ)
  • Open label, at GCRC, funded by Biomedical Research Foundation

     Recruiting patients now!    $600  compensation             


Rasagiline in Levodopa treated Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Motor Fluctuations

  • Phase III, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 
  • At least 2.5 hours "off" (when medications are not effective) state per day
  • No Selegiline (EldeprylÒ) within the last 90 days
  • In connection with PSG (Parkinson Study Group)

    Recruiting patients now!


Entacapone (ComtanÒ) in Patients with Early Parkinson’s Disease

  • Phase IV, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled
  • No wearing-off or end-of-dose wearing off symptoms occurring no earlier than 4 hours after the most recent Carbidopa/Levodopa (SinemetÒ) dose
  • No dyskinesia

    Recruiting patients now!


Contact Dr. Ergun Y. Uc by phone at 501-686-5135 or fax at 501-686-8689  or e-mail at ucerguny@exchange.uams.edu    or  write to Dept. of Neurology at UAMS, 4301  West Markham Slot 500, Little Rock AR 72205.