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NCT04491383Active, not recruitingPhase 2

Tocotrienols in Parkinson's Disease (PD)

Tocotrienols in Parkinson's Disease (PD): A Pilot, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

A study using Parkinson's disease animal model, transgenic fruit flies, demonstrated the potential of using tocotrienols (HOV-12020) as a therapeutic agent for delaying Parkinsonian motor dysfunctions. The proposed study aims to enrol 100 PD patients in a randomized placebo-controlled trial to investigate the effects of tocotrienols (HOV-12020) in motor and non-motor outcomes. Patients will be given oral tocotrienols (400mg/day) or placebo for 104 weeks. They will be assessed using the standard assessments scales in PD at baseline, Week 52 and Week 104. Neuropsychological evaluation will also be completed at these intervals to monitor progression of cognitive impairment (if any). Additional PD staging using MDSUPDRS (Part III), Hoehn \& Yahr (H\&Y) will be conducted at Week 26 and week 78. Blood samples will be collected to evaluate PD biomarkers and for safety monitoring (liver function, renal function and hematology).

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (actual)
First submitted
22 Jul 2020
Start date
1 Apr 2021
Primary completion date
Jul 2026
Lead sponsor
National Neuroscience Institute
NCT number
NCT04491383

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 100
  • From 1 Apr 2021 to the primary completion date, Jul 2026
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • History of psychotic symptoms requiring treatment with a neuroleptic medication within the past 12 months.
  • History of myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to Screening, or current active angina pectoris, or symptomatic heart failure.

Other illness

  • Any other neurodegenerative disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, or Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease.
  • Current, clinically-significant hematological, cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, neurologic or psychiatric disorders, uncontrolled seizures, untreated hypertension, disorders increasing risk of bleeding (Hemophilia), or any other significant active medical condition which, in the Investigator's opinion, would impact participation in this study.
  • History of surgical or invasive intervention for PD (pallidotomy, thalamotomy, deep brain stimulation, etc.)
  • Medical history indicating drug-induced parkinsonism (e.g., metoclopramide, flunarizine), metabolic identified neurogenetic disorders (e.g., Wilson's disease), encephalitis, or other atypical Parkinsonian syndromes (e.g., progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy).

Lab values

  • Known liver disease or liver enzymes (AST, ALT) more than 5 times upper limit normal within 1 month of screening and enrolment.
  • eGFR \<60 within 1 month of screening and enrolment.

Other

  • Current participation in another investigational interventional study.

Who the study is looking for

  • Men or women aged between 40 - 90 years (inclusive).
  • Able to provide written informed consent and able to comply with study protocol.
  • Idiopathic PD of more than 1 years duration from diagnosis. The diagnosis must be confirmed by presence of bradykinesia and at least 1 other cardinal sign (resting tremor, rigidity), without any other known or suspected cause of parkinsonism.
  • Hoehn \& Yahr =\> 2 with treatment.
  • Patients on PD medication(s) e.g. levodopa, dopamine agonists, amantadine and/or Monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitors, must be on stable dose, for at least 30 days prior to screening. Medication and dose adjustments are allowed but must be documented.
  • Patients on anti-depressant or anxiolytic medication must be on stable dose for at least 90 days prior to screening.
  • The patient is willing to abstain from Vitamin E supplements (tocopherols and tocotrienols) and other dietary supplements which contain Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) up to 14 days before baseline visit, and throughout the clinical study, unless prescribed by their physician for medical reasons.

Age in the registry: 40 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
National Neuroscience Institute
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
Singapore General Hospital
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status

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