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Double-blind trial of pergolide for Parkinson's disease
Ist Teil von
Neurology, 1985-03, Vol.35 (3), p.291-291
Ort / Verlag
United States
Erscheinungsjahr
1985
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Pergolide mesylate, a dopamine agonist, was studied as adjunctive therapy in a 6-month double-blind trial in 20 patients with Parkinson's disease who were achieving less than optimal response from Sinemet. As pergolide or placebo was administered in increasing dosage, Sinemet was reduced if side effects developed. Both the pergolide and placebo groups improved significantly (p less than 0.05). The pergolide group improved 30% at the end of 24 weeks, and the placebo group 23%. There was no significant difference between drug and placebo groups, possibly due to a fortuitous support group and the side effects that may have burdened the pergolide group. Nevertheless, pergolide had a definite antiparkinsonian effect.