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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson's HAllucinations Treatment

Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson's HAllucinations Treatment

Medical Conditions

Parkinson Disease
Hallucinations
Lewy Body Disease


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TOPHAT (Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson's HAllucinations Treatment) is a double blind, individually randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, flexible dose trial of ondansetron (8-24mg/day) as a treatment for Parkinson's hallucinations, with a 12-week primary outcome and follow-up to 24 weeks.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Oct 2021 Aug 2024

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : Participants will take one tablet daily in weeks 1 and 2, two tablets daily in weeks 3 and 4 and 3 tablets daily in weeks 5 and 6.

Dose escalation will be guided by tolerability, through telephone safety monitoring prior to each dose increase

Intervention Arm Group : Active Treatment;Matched placebo;



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Oxford
    Oxford
  • Glasgow
    Glasgow
  • Addenbrookes
    Cambridge
  • Salford
    Salford
  • Grampian
    Aberdeen
  • Betsi Cadwaladr
    Bangor
  • Pennine
    Bury
  • Dartford
    Dartford
  • Tayside
    Dundee
  • Barking
    London
  • Bart's Health
    London
  • Imperial College NHS
    London
  • Lewisham
    London
  • Luton & Dunstable
    London
  • UCLH NHS foundation trust
    London
  • Newcstle
    Newcastle
  • Anuerin Bevan
    Newport
  • Northumbria
    North Shields
  • North West Anglia
    Peterborough
  • Dorset
    Poole
  • Cornwall
    Redruth
  • North Midlands
    Stoke
  • Sherwood Forest
    Sutton In Ashfield


The study is sponsored by University College, London and is in collaboration with MODEPHARMA Limited; PARKINSONS UK; PRIMENT; SEALED ENVELOPE; Wasdell Packaging Ltd; Custom Pharmaceuticals Limited.





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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT04167813
Last updated 25 March 2024

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