An Open-Label Extension Trial to Assess the Safety of Long-Term Treatment of Rotigotine in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease

An Open-Label Extension Trial to Assess the Safety of Long-Term Treatment of Rotigotine in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease

An Open-Label Extension to the Double-Blind SP513 Trial to Assess the Safety of Long-Term Treatment of Rotigotine in Subjects With Early-Stage Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

The objective of this open-label extension is to assess the safety and tolerability of long-term treatment of the rotigotine patch in subjects with early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease

This is the open-label extension to the randomized, double-blind, placebo- and ropinirole-controlled SP513 trial that assessed the efficacy and safety and tolerability of the Rotigotine patch in subjects with early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Rotigotine trans-dermal patches, once daily: 10 cm2 (2 mg/24 hours); 20 cm2 (4 mg/24 hours); 30 cm2 (6 mg/24 hours); 40 cm2 (8 mg/24 hours); 50 cm2 (10 mg/24 hours); 60 cm2 (12 mg/24 hours); 70 cm2 (14 mg/24 hours); 80 cm2 (16 mg/24 hours); Optimal dosing: During the first year: The maximum Rotigotine dose allowed is 8 mg/24 hours. After the first year: allowed dose increase of rotigotine up to a maximum of 16 mg/24 hours.

Adverse events are any untoward medical occurrences in a subject administered study treatment, whether or not these events are related to treatment.

Adverse events are any untoward medical occurrences in a subject administered study treatment, whether or not these events are related to treatment.

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. The total ESS score is the sum of 8 item-scores and can range between 0 and 24. The higher the score, the higher the person's level of daytime sleepiness.

Visit 10 (end of year 1), Visit 14 (end of year 2), Visit 18 (end of year 3), Visit 22 (end of year 4), Visit 26 (end of year 5), Visit 30 (end of year 6), End of Treatment (last study visit or early withdrawal visit)

Inclusion Criteria: Subjects who have completed six months of maintenance treatment in the SP513 double-blind trial Exclusion Criteria: Subjects who had an ongoing serious adverse event from SP513 double-blind trial that was assessed as related to study medication

Giladi N, Boroojerdi B, Surmann E. The safety and tolerability of rotigotine transdermal system over a 6-year period in patients with early-stage Parkinson's disease. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2013 Sep;120(9):1321-9. doi: 10.1007/s00702-013-1001-5. Epub 2013 Mar 19.