Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:38 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:38 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07215403
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participant must be 45 to 75 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
* \>10 years since diagnosis of PD (at time of consenting / Screening Visit 1)
* Presence of bradykinesia plus any of the following:
* Rigidity
* Resting tremor
* Postural instability
* Modified Hoehn and Yahr stage III-IV in the practically defined OFF state
* Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III score \>40 in the practically defined OFF state
* Stable anti-PD medication regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening Visit 1 and through Baseline Visit
* ≥30% reduction in MDS-UPDRS Part III following a levodopa challenge
* Must agree to use barrier method protection when engaging in intercourse/sexual activity with another person for at least 3 months post-dosing.
* Male participants must refrain from donating sperm for at least 3 months post-dosing.
* Female participants cannot be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening. A woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulations) at the required assessments
* Provision of signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol
* Provision of signed consent to also participate in LTFU study ASK-PD0-CS002
Exclusion Criteria:
* Evidence of secondary or atypical parkinsonism (as determined by the neurologist)
* Presence or history of psychosis or impulse control disorder (as determined by the neurologist)
* Presence or history (within 2 years prior to screening) of substance use disorder (including alcohol) as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria (or in the judgment of the neurologist)
* Presence of untreated or sub optimally treated depression (Beck Depression Inventory \[BDI\]-II score ≥20)
* Current suicidal ideation as indicated by positive response to items 4 or 5 on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C SSRS), or any history of a suicide attempt
* Clinically significant cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment \[MoCA\] score \<25)
* Presence or history of malignancy other than treated cutaneous squamous or basal cell carcinomas
* Presence of clinically active infection, including acute or chronic scalp infection
* Known contraindications to MRI
* Presence or history of significant cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease, including:
* Stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other suspected cerebrovascular accident within 1 year prior to screening
* Unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within 1 year prior to screening
* Revascularization procedure(s) within 1 year prior to screening
* Poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or prediabetes mellitus with known significant microvascular injury, or other significant cardiovascular history or risk factor
* Known history of complications of anesthesia including difficult airway management and/or difficult endotracheal intubation, malignant hyperthermia, or other related issues that would compromise participant safety during general anesthesia (as determined by the anesthesiologist)
* Inability to identify a safe trajectory to each putamen via an occipitoparietal entry point, or known contraindications to brain surgery in prone position (as determined by the neurosurgeon)
* Known allergy or sensitivity to ingredients in the intervention formulation and/or to gadolinium-based contrast agents
* Concurrent use of percutaneous levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel, subcutaneous levodopa, or apomorphine pump
* History of brain surgery (including deep brain stimulation \[DBS\] or focused ultrasound)
* Chronic immunosuppressive therapy
* History of prior cell or gene therapy
* Participation in other interventional clinical trials within 12 weeks prior to screening or unwilling to refrain from starting new investigational agents throughout the course of the study
* Laboratory values at screening:
* Platelets ≤100,000/mm3
* PT \>15 s, aPTT \>40 s, and/or INR \>1.3
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≤1500/mm3
* Hemoglobin ≤10.0 g/dL
* Aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase ≥2.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Total bilirubin ≥2.5 mg/dL
* eGFR \<45 mL/min/1.73 m2
* HbA1C ≥8%
* Unable to comply with the protocol procedures, including frequent and prolonged follow-up assessments (during LTFU study ASK-PD0-CS002)
* Unwilling to defer any vaccination from screening through 1 month after surgery
* Any significant issue raised by the neurologist, neurosurgeon, or anesthesiologist that may make a participant unsuitable for the study
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
45 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT07215403
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07215403