Clinical Trial Participation

Clinical Trial Participation

Clinical trials are an important step in discovering the causes, treatments and ultimately a cure for Parkinson’s. Before drugs can be approved to be used in a patient population they are rigorously reviewed through the mechanism of a clinical trial.

APDA is pleased to maintain this area for your convenient access to basic information on research studies on-going at various movement disorder centers across the country. Although APDA has not individually reviewed or specifically endorsed each study posted here, each has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at its respective medical center.

For further information on any study posted here, please utilize the specific contact information provided with the description of the actual study in which you are interested. As always, consult your physician to discuss the individual benefits and risks of each study prior to participating.

To increase your awareness and connect you with ongoing research and clinical trials visit:

• ClinicalTrials.gov
• Foxtrialfinder.com
• Parkinson-Study-Group.org
• NIH Clinical Trial Finder
• NIH study #17-N-0076 Parkinson’s Disease Research Study in Bethesda, MD: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland seeks volunteers with Parkinson’s disease to be part of a clinical research study about whether N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) has a particular effect on brain chemistry in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are evaluating whether NAC can protect the nerve cells in the brain that control movement. For more information: Call: 1-800-411-1222 (TTY 1-866-411-1010)
• NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trial for Multiple System Atrophy: The NYU Dysautonomia Center is testing whether sirolimus is of sufficient promise to slow the progression of multiple system atrophy (MSA).
• RESTORE-1 is a clinical study for people with advancing Parkinson’s disease. If your response to Parkinson’s disease medications has become unpredictable or isn’t what it used to be, this clinical study may be an option that you should discuss with your doctor. The RESTORE-1 clinical study is evaluating an experimental, one-time gene therapy approach to see if it may help improve motor function.
  To learn more about the RESTORE-1 clinical study, please visit RESTORE1study.com or clinicaltrials.gov.

WEBINAR: Parkinson’s Disease Spotlight On Clinical Trials

Here is an overview of the APDA webinar on Parkinson’s clinical trials, hosted on 2.9.16, including why clinical trials are vital to Parkinson’s research and how to participate.

Watch Webinar