Clinical Study to Compare the Possible Safety and Efficacy of Pentoxifylline and Celecoxib in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Treated With Conventional Treatment

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease clinically characterized by bradykinesia, hypokinesia, rigidity, resting tremor, and postural instability. These motor manifestations are attributed to the degeneration and selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), leading to a dopamine (DA) deficiency in the striatum. The environmental factors are the most common risk factor for Parkinson's disease, while hereditary determinants have minor role for disease. Furthermore, the clinical diagnosis of PD rests on the identification of characteristics related to dopamine deficiency. However, nondopaminergic and nonmotor symptoms, including cognitive dysfunction and depression, which is one of the most common and persistent symptoms, are sometimes present at an earlier disease stage and, almost inevitably, emerge with the disease progression. Neuroinflammation is considered one of the most important factors contributing critically to pathophysiology of PD . Recently, high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) protein has been encoded as a potential inflammatory biomarker in PD. HMGB1 mediates immune response mostly through endothelial cells and macrophage activation via targeting two vital cell receptors; Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and advanced glycation end products (RAGE). HMGB1 leads to a sequential cascade of inflammatory response through enhanced release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukins (ILs), prominently IL-1β and IL-6. HMGB1 mediated also up-regulation of nuclear factor kappa-β (NF-κB) with subsequent flared pro-inflammatory storm.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥ 18 years.

• Both male and female will be included.

• Patients diagnosed with PD according to Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.

Locations
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Egypt
Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-07
Completion Date: 2024-09-20
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Active_comparator: control group
control group ( levo-dopa group, n =25 ) who will receive levo-dopa/carbidopa (125/12.5) mg three times daily for 6 months.
Active_comparator: PTX group
(Pentoxyifylline group, n= 25) will receive levo-dopa/carbidopa (125/12.5) mg three times daily plus pentoxifylline 400 mg two times daily for 6 months.
Active_comparator: Celecoxib group
will receive levo-dopa/carbidopa (125/12.5) mg three times daily plus celecoxib 200 mg once daily for 6 months.
Sponsors
Leads: Mostafa Bahaa
Collaborators: Tanta University, Mohanad Omar Khrieba Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy - Horus University

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