Experimental Therapy & Clinical Trials

Where can you find out more about participating in a clinical trial?

There are several places where up-to-date information is available for those who would like to know more about participating in research studies:

Your PD health care provider may have current research listings.

• www.23andMe.com/pd, The National Parkinson Foundation has joined 23andMe, a personal genetics company, in recruiting 10,000 Persons with Parkinson’s disease for an Innovative Web-Based Research Project. Find out how you can participate.
• www.pdtrials.org is a Web site with up-to-date information on clinical trials in the U.S. It is a collaborative initiative of Parkinson’s organizations dedicated to increasing education and awareness about clinical research. Call 1-800-801-9484 to order clinical research educational materials.
• www.clinicaltrials.gov, a Web site sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), also offers information on clinical trials.
• www.researchmatch.org, is an electronic volunteer research study recruitment registry designed to allow people from anywhere in the country an opportunity to securely self-register and express an interest in being prospectively considered for participation in research studies.

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