Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Parkinson's disease diagnosis in agreement with the MDS criteria (Postuma et al., 2015) for at least 3 years HY 2-3 in Med ON condition Age: 30-80 years Signs of motor fluctuations for at least 4 weeks before screening, with a mean total awake time in the off state of at least 2 h, including morning akinesia despite anti-parkinsonian drug adjustment (best medical treatment)" Amantadine naïve (all other oral add-on treatments for motor fluctuations are allowed) Concomitant anti-Parkinson drug use should be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening Patients affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme. Patients who signed the written informed consent form. Patients in capacity to complete Hauser diaries Exclusion Criteria: Severe or unpredictable periods in the Off-state, or both; Clinically significant and unstable cardiovascular disease, psychiatric illness (including major depression, dementia, impulse control, disorders, and suicide ideation), or any other medical disorder that might have placed the patient at increased risk; Patient with behavioral disorder, ECMP item ≥ 3 Patients previously submitted to advanced treatments: subcutaneous continuous apomorphine infusion, deep brain stimulation and levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel; Patients with cognitive impairment (Mini Mental Status Examination \< 26) Patients with a diagnosis of atypical parkinsonism (Progressive supranuclear Palsy, Multiple system atrophy, Lewy Body Dementia or Cortico-basal degeneration) Patients having any contraindication to amantadine treatment (see Summary of Product characteristic in the Appendix: known hypersensitivity to drugs of the amantadine class or any of the components, combination with anti-emetic neuroleptics, patient with a history of epilepsy, confusional state, hallucinations or severe psychoneurotic state not controlled by treatment, patient with a history of congestive heart failure or peripheral oedema, patient with a history of skin eczema) A history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome or nontraumatic Rhabdomyolysis; renal failure and renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 150 µmol/L) states of agitation or confusion delirious syndromes or exogenous psychosis in the anamnesis Has received any other investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to screening or plans to use an investigational drug (other than the study intervention) during the study Pregnant female subjects or potential childbearing female participant without highly effective contraception