Clinical Trials

Numerous clinical trials spanning Early Phase 1 through Phase 4 evaluate carbidopa, primarily focusing on Parkinson's disease—including idiopathic and advanced forms—as well as major depressive disorder, nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, and healthy volunteers. Encompassing completed, recruiting, terminated, and withdrawn studies, these evaluations examine diverse modalities including subcutaneous infusions and intestinal gels. Prominent academic and industry sponsors leading these trials include AbbVie, NeuroDerm Ltd., UCB Pharma, Shanghai WD Pharmaceutical, and Charité University Berlin.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT07151378 RECRUITING
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
University Hospital Tuebingen
2025-10-27 PHASE3
NCT06013956 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
David Escobar
2023-08-29 PHASE4
NCT05285683 RECRUITING
Chronic Pain
University of Rochester
2024-01-31 PHASE2
NCT04246437 RECRUITING
Autonomic Failure; Pure Autonomic Failure; Parkinson Disease; Multiple System Atrophy; Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Daniel Claassen
2020-02-04 PHASE1
NCT06075771 RECRUITING
Anhedonia; Depression
Emory University
2023-11-21 PHASE4
NCT06785298 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2024-12-10 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07229664 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2025-11-10 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07229651 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2025-11-10 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07246278 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2025-11-20 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06113640 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Mostafa Bahaa
2023-11-05 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT06831500 RECRUITING
Multi-system Atrophy - Parkinsonian Type; Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic; Parkinson Disease
Julien Bally
2025-07-18 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05909267 RECRUITING
Depressive Disorder, Major
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
2023-07-26
NCT04520178 RECRUITING
Spinal Cord Injuries
University of Alberta
2020-07-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07442591 RECRUITING
Healhty
Shanghai WD Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2026-03-24 PHASE1
NCT07001150 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2025-05-10 PHASE2
NCT06765668 RECRUITING
Parkinson Disease
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2025-02-12 PHASE4
NCT06596876 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
2024-11-06 PHASE3
NCT05471609 COMPLETED
Healthy Volunteers
University of Minnesota
2025-06-12 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT05463367 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Opioid Use; Opioid Dependence; Opioid-use Disorder; Narcotic Use; Back Pain; Back Injuries; Chronic Pain; Chronic Low-back Pain; Pain, Chronic; Pain;Back Low;Chronic; Pain, Back
Northwestern University
2021-01-01 PHASE2
NCT06587217 COMPLETED
Parkinsonian Signs in Older Persons
University of Michigan
2024-10-29 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05781711 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Tanta University
2023-01-06 PHASE2
NCT06115538 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease; Treatment Adherence
Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital
2023-10-01 PHASE4
NCT05962957 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Mostafa Bahaa
2023-08-07 PHASE2
NCT03735901 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Stroke; Stroke Rehabilitation
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
2019-06-14 PHASE3
NCT06236230 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease
Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
2023-11-15 PHASE4
NCT06219915 COMPLETED
Parkinsonian Signs in Older Persons
University of Michigan
2024-03-15 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT04821830 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
University of Michigan
2020-02-12 PHASE4
NCT06614153 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
2023-05-16 PHASE2
NCT06180720 UNKNOWN
Healthy
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
2023-12-20 PHASE1
NCT06432309 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease; Effect of Drug
University Hospital of Ferrara
2022-07-01
NCT04952194 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2022-01-01 PHASE4
NCT05087914 WITHDRAWN
Acute Pain; Bunionectomy; Toe Fusion
Northwestern University
2021-11-01 PHASE2
NCT06161220 COMPLETED
Cardiac Repolarization in Healthy Subjects
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2023-10-30 PHASE1
NCT04723147 COMPLETED
Depression; Anhedonia
Emory University
2021-01-29 PHASE4
NCT04052776 COMPLETED
Spinal Cord Injuries; Drug Effect
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
2020-09-11 PHASE1
NCT05976737 UNKNOWN
Healthy
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
2023-08-17 PHASE1
NCT04742348 WITHDRAWN
Alcohol Drinking
University of Washington
2023-02 PHASE4
NCT05909267 Recruiting
Depressive Disorder Major
Charite University Berlin Germany|Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Gold|Prof. Dr. Soyoung Q Park|Dr. Ulrike Grittner|Motognosis GmbH
2023-07-26 Not Applicable
NCT04000919 SUSPENDED
Spinal Cord Injuries
Jessica M D'Amico
2019-06-19 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT05094050 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie
2022-01-18 PHASE1
NCT05036473 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Shanghai WD Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2021-11-11 PHASE2
NCT04082715 WITHDRAWN
Chronic Back Pain
Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
2019-10 PHASE2
NCT05083260 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
BioVie Inc.
2022-01-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT04778176 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
SynAgile Corporation
2021-06-16 PHASE2
NCT03929068 COMPLETED
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Motor Neuron Disease
Washington University School of Medicine
2019-05-13 PHASE1
NCT04325503 COMPLETED
Parkinsonian Signs in Older Persons
University of Michigan
2021-02-08 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05250141 COMPLETED
Bioequivalence
Laboratorios Andromaco S.A.
2022-02-14 PHASE1
NCT05094050 Completed
Parkinson''s Disease
AbbVie
2022-01-18 Phase 1
NCT04590612 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease; Depression
Western University, Canada
2021-01
NCT04650217 TERMINATED
Depressive Disorder
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2021-10-07 PHASE4
NCT05128175 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Shanghai WD Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2021-10-29 PHASE1
NCT02480803 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
2014-12-19 PHASE4
NCT00660673 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie
2009-11-13 PHASE3
NCT04493320 TERMINATED
Depression; Cognitive Impairment; Gait Impairment
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2021-02-10 PHASE4
NCT05128175 Unknown status
Parkinson Disease
Shanghai WD Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
2021-10-29 Phase 1
NCT04380142 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
AbbVie
2020-10-19 PHASE3
NCT03670953 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (Disorder)
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2018-11-06 PHASE3
NCT04591535 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease
Hong Kong WD Pharmaceutical Co., Limited
2020-09-28 PHASE1
NCT02873351 WITHDRAWN
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Snyder, Robert W., M.D., Ph.D., P.C.
2019-09 PHASE2
NCT04513340 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease
Hong Kong WD Pharmaceutical Co., Limited
2020-08-13 PHASE1
NCT03266965 COMPLETED
Multiple Sclerosis
University of Miami
2018-03-23 PHASE1
NCT03197493 COMPLETED
Macula; Degeneration; Retina
Snyder, Robert W., M.D., Ph.D., P.C.
2017-08-01 PHASE2
NCT00685919 COMPLETED
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome; Orthostatic Intolerance
Vanderbilt University
2008-05 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT02549092 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie
2015-10-26 PHASE3
NCT03023059 COMPLETED
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Snyder, Robert W., M.D., Ph.D., P.C.
2017-05-02 PHASE2
NCT02513485 COMPLETED
Depression
Emory University
2015-10-09 PHASE4
NCT03022318 COMPLETED
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Snyder, Robert W., M.D., Ph.D., P.C.
2017-05-02 PHASE2
NCT02615873 UNKNOWN
Parkinson's Disease
Intec Pharma Ltd.
2016-07 PHASE3
NCT03451500 TERMINATED
Age Related Macular Degeneration
Snyder, Robert W., M.D., Ph.D., P.C.
2018-07-01 PHASE2
NCT02799381 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
AbbVie
2017-02-09 PHASE3
NCT04236921 COMPLETED
Other
Riverside Pharmacueticals Corporation
2019-07-15 PHASE1
NCT02726386 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2016-05-04 PHASE2
NCT03761004 COMPLETED
Healthy Volunteers
Hong Kong WD Pharmaceutical Co., Limited
2019-01-14 PHASE1
NCT02605434 UNKNOWN
Parkinson's Disease
Intec Pharma Ltd.
2016-03 PHASE3
NCT03887884 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Acorda Therapeutics
2019-03-05 PHASE1
NCT03541356 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Impel Pharmaceuticals
2018-05-08 PHASE2
NCT02553265 COMPLETED
Dysautonomia, Familial; Baroreflex Failure Syndrome
NYU Langone Health
2015-09 PHASE2
NCT03235037 COMPLETED
Angelman Syndrome
Bennett Lavenstein
2013-11-26
NCT03576638 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease
Intec Pharma Ltd.
2018-07 PHASE2
NCT03115827 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2017-04-18 PHASE4
NCT03462043 WITHDRAWN
Parkinson
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2018-04-10 PHASE3
NCT03496870 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Neurocrine Biosciences
2018-02-08 PHASE1
NCT01663935 TERMINATED
Albinism; Oculocutaneous Albinism
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2012-10-17 PHASE2
NCT01951105 COMPLETED
Sub-acute Back Pain
Northwestern University
2015-02-24 PHASE4
NCT03140956 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2017-04-19 PHASE1
NCT03055936 COMPLETED
Healthy Volunteers
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2017-02-21 PHASE1
NCT02837640 UNKNOWN
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Beirut Eye Specialist Hospital
2016-06 PHASE2
NCT02452606 UNKNOWN
Parkinson Disease; Sleep Disorders
Asan Medical Center
2015-03
NCT02346630 WITHDRAWN
Stroke
Ross D. Zafonte, MD
2015-03 PHASE4
NCT01393457 COMPLETED
Cocaine Dependence
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2011-06 PHASE2
NCT02080819 COMPLETED
Cocaine Dependence
Virginia Commonwealth University
2014-02 PHASE2
NCT00223691 COMPLETED
Autonomic Failure; Orthostatic Hypotension
Vanderbilt University
2002-03 PHASE1
NCT00223717 COMPLETED
Hypertension
Vanderbilt University
2001-01 PHASE1
NCT02577523 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2015-12-29 PHASE2
NCT00715520 COMPLETED
Stroke
Emory University
2007-04
NCT02812394 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Acorda Therapeutics
2016-06 PHASE1
NCT02633839 COMPLETED
Smoking
Acorda Therapeutics
2015-12 PHASE1
NCT02633007 COMPLETED
Asthma
Acorda Therapeutics
2015-12 PHASE1
NCT01636037 COMPLETED
Schizophrenia
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2012-09 PHASE2
NCT02554734 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2015-08 PHASE1
NCT02763137 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
2014-07-30 PHASE2
NCT02448914 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
LobSor Pharmaceuticals AB
2015-05 PHASE1
NCT02486432 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2015-04 PHASE1
NCT02096601 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2014-08-11 PHASE1
NCT01736176 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2013-03 PHASE3
NCT01960842 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie
2013-10 PHASE3
NCT02312232 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2014-11 PHASE1
NCT01840423 COMPLETED
Healthy
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2013-05 PHASE1
NCT01683253 COMPLETED
Impulse Control Disorder
Sandoz
2012-11 PHASE4
NCT01688089 COMPLETED
Healthy
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2012-09 PHASE1
NCT01468012 COMPLETED
Cocaine Dependence
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2014-07 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT02116465 COMPLETED
Fasted State
Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH
2014-03 PHASE1
NCT01190813 COMPLETED
Amblyopia
Jaeb Center for Health Research
2010-09 PHASE3
NCT01568073 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2011-03 PHASE3
NCT00547911 TERMINATED
Parkinson Disease; Multiple System Atrophy; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
2007-10 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01411137 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2011-08 PHASE3
NCT01725802 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2012-12-16 PHASE1
NCT01486628 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2012-04-30 PHASE1
NCT01617135 COMPLETED
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Acorda Therapeutics
2012-05 PHASE2
NCT00360568 COMPLETED
Dyskinesias; Parkinson's Disease; Severe Motor Fluctuations
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2009-06 PHASE3
NCT00918177 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Intec Pharma Ltd.
2009-07 PHASE2
NCT01515410 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease; Motor Fluctuations
Depomed
2012-01 PHASE2
NCT01766258 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2011-05 PHASE2
NCT01528592 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Northwestern University
2011-06
NCT01479127 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2011-10 PHASE2
NCT01227655 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2011-03 PHASE3
NCT01218425 COMPLETED
Dopamine Activity; Episodic Memory Consolidation; Response Preparation
Maastricht University Medical Center
2010-11
NCT00335153 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2008-01 PHASE3
NCT01437293 COMPLETED
Cocaine Abuse
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2010-08 PHASE1
NCT00218023 COMPLETED
Cocaine Abuse; Cocaine-Related Disorders
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2006-03 PHASE2
NCT01429077 COMPLETED
Nonfluent Aphasia; Stroke
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
2007-10 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT01212484 COMPLETED
Familial Dysautonomia
NYU Langone Health
2009-12 PHASE3
NCT01130493 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2010-05 PHASE3
NCT02170376 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2011-09 PHASE1
NCT00713583 COMPLETED
Cocaine Dependence
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2008-01 PHASE2
NCT01229332 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2011-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01323374 COMPLETED
Fibromyalgia
Chelsea Therapeutics
2009-01 PHASE2
NCT00357994 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2009-01 PHASE3
NCT01171313 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
XenoPort, Inc.
2010-07 PHASE2
NCT00660387 COMPLETED
Advanced Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2009-12 PHASE3
NCT01296464 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2011-02 PHASE2
NCT00983814 COMPLETED
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chelsea Therapeutics
2009-10 PHASE2
NCT01399905 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Oregon Health and Science University
2009-03 PHASE2
NCT00141518 COMPLETED
Advanced Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
2006-03 PHASE4
NCT01103011 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
NeuroDerm Ltd.
2010-04 PHASE1
NCT01484990 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
AbbVie
2010-04 PHASE1
NCT02169414 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2010-02 PHASE1
NCT01568047 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2010-02 PHASE2
NCT00829439 COMPLETED
Angelman Syndrome
Boston Children's Hospital
2009-01 PHASE1
NCT00845000 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2009-04-21 PHASE1
NCT01070628 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2009-12 PHASE1
NCT01519284 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2009-11 PHASE1
NCT01568034 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2009-04 PHASE2
NCT00914602 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
XenoPort, Inc.
2009-05 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00601978 WITHDRAWN
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-08 PHASE4
NCT00906828 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Uppsala University
2008-10 PHASE4
NCT01533077 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2009-03 PHASE1
NCT00789672 COMPLETED
Amblyopia
Jaeb Center for Health Research
2009-01 PHASE2
NCT01533116 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2009-03 PHASE1
NCT00869791 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2008-11 PHASE2
NCT00272688 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
University Hospital, Akershus
2006-01 PHASE4
NCT00642356 TERMINATED
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis
2008-03 PHASE4
NCT00125567 COMPLETED
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2005-08 PHASE4
NCT02169453 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2008-10 PHASE1
NCT02169479 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2008-09 PHASE1
NCT00558337 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Osmotica Pharmaceutical US LLC
2007-11 PHASE2
NCT00099268 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-09 PHASE3
NCT00590122 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
2006-10 PHASE4
NCT00219284 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease With End of Dose Wearing Off
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2005-01 PHASE4
NCT00391898 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis
2006-10 PHASE4
NCT00888186 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease; Dyskinesias
Uppsala University
2008-02 PHASE4
NCT00693862 COMPLETED
Pharmacokinetics
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2006-12 PHASE1
NCT00505843 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2007-05 PHASE1
NCT00562198 TERMINATED
Parkinson´s Disease
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
2008-01 PHASE2
NCT00253084 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Impax Laboratories, LLC
2005-11 PHASE2
NCT00218075 COMPLETED
Cocaine Abuse; Cocaine-Related Disorders
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2000-03 PHASE2
NCT03103399 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2006-09-26 PHASE2
NCT00134966 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis
2005-08 PHASE3
NCT00129181 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease; Parkinsonian Syndrome
Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
2005-01
NCT00203177 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
2001-10 PHASE3
NCT00143026 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Novartis
2005-07 PHASE4
NCT02774564 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2005-09 PHASE1
NCT00199407 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
2004-06 PHASE3
NCT00199420 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
2004-07 PHASE3
NCT00203164 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
2002-05 PHASE3
NCT03091868 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2004-11-03 PHASE1
NCT00200447 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Molecular NeuroImaging
2004-03 PHASE2
NCT00139867 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
UCB Pharma
2004-01 PHASE3
NCT00456794 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
2002-03 PHASE2
NCT00955045 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
2002-08 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00456586 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
2002-04 PHASE2
NCT02763839 COMPLETED
Parkinson's Disease
Bial - Portela C S.A.
2001-04 PHASE1
NCT00432393 COMPLETED
Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2002-06 PHASE4
NCT00415922 COMPLETED
Healthy
Novartis
2006-07 PHASE1
NCT00174239 TERMINATED
Parkinson Disease
Pfizer
2004-07 PHASE4
NCT00415844 COMPLETED
Healthy
Novartis
2006-06 PHASE1
NCT00415831 COMPLETED
Healthy
Novartis
2006-06 PHASE1
NCT00415740 COMPLETED
Healthy
Novartis
2006-05 PHASE1

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-07-13)

Check the Carbidopa product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Carbidopa selectively inhibits aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase in peripheral tissues, preventing the premature enzymatic conversion of systemic levodopa into dopamine. Because carbidopa does not cross the blood-brain barrier, this peripheral blockade increases central dopamine availability, directly mitigating motor dysfunction in clinical trial conditions such as Parkinson's disease.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.