The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of neuroprotection from granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on Parkinson disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and the severity of PD still progress during the ensuing years. Currently, there is no promising medical or surgical treatment to abrogate the disease deterioration. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), one of hematopoietic growth factors, has been routinely used for hematologic disorders and stem cell harvest from normal subject. G-CSF also demonstrated neuroprotection for rodents PD model. We hypothesize G-CSF will exert the effectiveness of neuroprotection for PD patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
4
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Hualien City, Taiwan
Motor Performance of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
To assess Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III (motor function) scores from baseline Medication-off status to Medication-off status after G-CSF injection one year. Scores of UPDRS Part III ranges from 0 to 108 and higher values indicate worse outcome.
Time frame: 2 years
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