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NCT00623324 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

The Effects of Aplindore on the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
40
Enrollment target

NCT00623324: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00623324 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Ligand Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 40 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00623324, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Ligand Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
40 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of aplindore in patients with early stage Parkinson's Disease (PD) who are not currently taking any dopamine agonists or who are able to wash off dopamine agonists for 14 days prior to baseline. Efficacy will be assessed using the UPDRS questionnaire including part 3 of the UPDRS (Motor). their level of sleepiness on a standardized rating scale (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and their level of nausea daily. Safety endpoints will include adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory data, vital signs (blood pressure, orthostatic blood pressure and heart rate), ECGs, physical examinations and self rated scales.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Aplindore

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 40 participants
Start Date 2008-01
Phase Phase 2
Ligand Pharmaceuticals

15 total trials

What the finished NCT00623324 record still lists

NCT00623324 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 40 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT00623324 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00623324 about?

NCT00623324 is a clinical study titled "The Effects of Aplindore on the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease". The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of aplindore in patients with early stage Parkinson's Disease (PD) who are not currently taking any dopamine agonists or who are able to wash off dopamine agonists for 14 days prior to baseline. Effic...

What is the current status of trial NCT00623324?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 40 participants. The study started on 2008-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00623324?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Aplindore (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00623324?

This trial is sponsored by Ligand Pharmaceuticals, which has 15 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00623324's enrollment target sits among peer trials

40 1362nd of 2000 higher than 542 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00623324, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00623324 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.