Research

In partnership with our Centers of Excellence network, NPF funds research to identify the best treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Quality Improvement Initiative

Successful companies use quality improvement initiatives (QII) to create safer and better products. NPF, in partnership with our Centers of Excellence, has launched the first data-driven quality improvement initiative to systematically improve care for every patient diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The centerpiece is a system that tracks each Parkinson’s patient in the Centers and their treatments over time. The goal is to explore the variation in current clinical practice in order to determine what constitutes exemplary care for patients. Our ultimate aim is to create and share models of excellent care, so that every Parkinson’s patient receives the most effective treatment options available, whether they are seen by a specialist at a NPF Center of Excellence, a general neurologist or their primary care physician.

Learn more about NPF's Quality Improvement Initiative.

Clinical Research Fund 

The Clinical Research Fund is designed to support cutting-edge clinical studies of new therapeutic options for Parkinson’s patients as well as research comparing the effectiveness of existing treatment options. RFAs are issued as funding becomes available, but no less than once per year. All research is peer-reviewed by NPF’s Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board CSAB).The singular aim of NPF’s research is to partner with our Centers of Excellence to discover the best treatment and care options for people living with Parkinson’s disease. NPF no longer funds basic laboratory research. 

Learn more about NPF's Clinical Research Fund.

Grant Accomplishments

In fiscal year 2009, NPF funded a total of 26 research grants--19 to NPF Centers of Excellence and seven to top individual investigators. This research included investigations into areas that impact the physical and mental well-being of persons affected by Parkinson's disease, including studies on cognition, depression, inflammation, and genetics.

Learn more about NPF's Grant Accomplishments.

 

 

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