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RecruitingNCT04477785PPMIUpdated Jul 27, 2026

PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort

An observational study in Parkinson Disease, sponsored by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Recruiting at 50 sites in 12 countries. Open to participants aged 30 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-27.

Sponsored by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2020; still recruiting 6 years 4 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
4,500
Ages
30 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) is a longitudinal, observational, multi-center natural history study to assess progression of clinical features, digital outcomes, and imaging, biologic and genetic markers of Parkinson's disease (PD) progression in study participants with manifest PD, prodromal PD, and healthy controls.

The overall goal of PPMI is to identify markers of disease progression for use in clinical trials of therapies to reduce progression of PD disability.

Read the detailed description

PPMI is a broad program, expanding the goals of the original PPMI study, that includes this PPMI Clinical protocol, as well as other program initiatives such as the PPMI Remote, PPMI Digital App and PPMI Online protocols. Participants in PPMI may be asked to be enrolled in other PPMI program protocols, but depending on their method of recruitment, participants may be enrolled sequentially in varying order, as appropriate. PPMI participants may also be asked to participate in additional PPMI program initiatives (as they are developed), which may only involve a subset of PPMI participants based on their cohort designation and/or site location.

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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson Disease

Keywords

  • Parkinson
  • Bio-markers
  • Neurodegenerative disorder
  • Imaging
  • Prodromal
  • Genetics
  • At Risk
  • Loss of Smell
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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,573 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,086 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 4,500 is above the median of 96 across 1,085 observational studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is the lead sponsor of 16 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

In PPMI Clinical up to 4,500 participants will be enrolled and followed longitudinally from approximately 50-55 international clinical sites across a variety of cohorts, including healthy controls, Parkinson disease, PD manifesting gene carriers, and Prodromal (those at risk for developing PD).

Eligibility criteria

7.1 Healthy Controls (HC) Note: Active Healthy controls previously enrolled in PPMI do not require re-assessment of eligibility criteria listed below for enrollment in PPMI Clinical. Active participants do need to be able to provide for PPMI Clinical participation (includes use of a designated research proxy).

7.1.1 Inclusion Criteria (HC)

  1. Male or female age 57 years or older at Screening visit.
  2. Individuals taking any of the following drugs: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, must be willing and medically able to hold the medication for at least 5 half-lives before SPECT imaging.
  3. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
  4. Able to provide informed consent.
  5. Either is male, or is female and meets additional criteria below, as applicable:

    • Female of who is not pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy during the study and has a negative pregnancy test on day of Screening SPECT imaging test prior to injection of DaTscanTM.

7.1.2 Exclusion Criteria (HC)

  1. First degree relative with PD (i.e., biologic parent, sibling, child).
  2. Current or active neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
  3. Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
  4. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
  5. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
  6. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
  7. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  8. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.

7.2 Parkinson's Disease (PD) Note: Active PD participants previously enrolled in PPMI do not require re-assessment of eligibility criteria listed below for enrollment in PPMI Clinical. Active participants do need to be able to provide informed consent for PPMI Clinical participation (includes use of a designated research proxy).

7.2.1 Inclusion Criteria (PD)

  1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
  2. A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
  3. Not expected to require PD medication within at least 6 months from Baseline.
  4. Patients must have at least two of the following: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity (must have either resting tremor or bradykinesia); OR either asymmetric resting tremor or asymmetric bradykinesia.
  5. Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
  6. Individuals taking any of the following drugs: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, must be willing and medically able to hold the medication for at least 5 half-lives before SPECT imaging.
  7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
  8. Able to provide informed consent.
  9. Either is male, or is female and meets additional criteria below, as applicable:

    • Female of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy during the study and has a negative pregnancy test on day of Screening SPECT imaging test prior to injection of DaTscanTM.

7.2.2 Exclusion Criteria (PD)

  1. Currently taking levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, amantadine or another PD medication, except for low-dose treatment of restless leg syndrome (with permission of medical monitor).
  2. Has taken levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors or amantadine within 60 days of Baseline visit.
  3. Has taken levodopa or dopamine agonists prior to Baseline visit for more than a total of 90 days.
  4. Atypical PD syndromes due to either drugs (e.g., metoclopramide, flunarizine, neuroleptics) or metabolic disorders (e.g., Wilson's disease), encephalitis, or degenerative diseases (e.g., progressive supranuclear palsy).
  5. A clinical diagnosis of dementia as determined by the investigator.
  6. Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
  7. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
  8. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
  9. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
  10. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  11. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.

7.3 Parkinson's Disease (PD) with LRRK2 or GBA variant Note: Active PD participants previously enrolled in PPMI do not require re-assessment of eligibility criteria listed below for enrollment in PPMI Clinical. Active participants do need to be able to provide informed consent for PPMI Clinical participation (includes use of a designated research proxy).

7.3.1 Inclusion Criteria (PD ¬- LRRK2 or GBA)

  1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
  2. A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
  3. Patients must have at least two of the following: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity (must have either resting tremor or bradykinesia); OR either asymmetric resting tremor or asymmetric bradykinesia.
  4. Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
  5. Confirmation of causative LRRK2 or GBA (willingness to undergo genetic testing as part of genetic screening and be informed of genetic testing results, or approved documentation of prior genetic testing results).
  6. Individuals taking any of the following drugs: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, must be willing and medically able to hold the medication for at least 5 half-lives before SPECT imaging.
  7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
  8. Able to provide informed consent.
  9. Either is male, or is female and meets additional criteria below, as applicable:

    • Female of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy during the study and has a negative pregnancy test on day of Screening SPECT imaging test prior to injection of DaTscanTM.

7.3.2 Exclusion Criteria (PD - LRRK2 or GBA)

  1. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
  2. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
  3. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
  4. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  5. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.

7.4 Parkinson's Disease (PD) with SNCA or rare genetic variant Note: Active PD participants previously enrolled in PPMI do not require re-assessment of eligibility criteria listed below for enrollment in PPMI clinical. Active participants do need to be able to provide informed consent for PPMI Clinical participation (includes use of a designated research proxy).

7.4.1 Inclusion Criteria (PD - SNCA or rare genetic variant (such as Parkin or Pink1))

  1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
  2. Parkinson's disease diagnosis at Screening Visit.
  3. Patients must have at least two of the following: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity (must have either resting tremor or bradykinesia); OR either asymmetric resting tremor or asymmetric bradykinesia.
  4. Hoehn and Yahr stage I, II, or III at Baseline.
  5. Confirmation of causative SNCA or rare genetic variant (such as Parkin or Pink1) (willingness to undergo genetic testing as part of genetic screening and be informed of genetic testing results, or approved documentation of prior genetic testing results).
  6. Individuals taking any of the following drugs: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, must be willing and medically able to hold the medication for at least 5 half-lives before SPECT imaging.
  7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
  8. Able to provide informed consent.
  9. Either is male, or is female and meets additional criteria below, as applicable:

    • Female of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy during the study and has a negative pregnancy test on day of Screening SPECT imaging test prior to injection of DaTscanTM.

7.4.2 Exclusion Criteria (PD - SNCA or rare genetic variant (such as Parkin or Pink1))

  1. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
  2. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
  3. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
  4. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  5. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.

7.5 Prodromal Note: Active Prodromal participants previously enrolled in PPMI do not require re-assessment of eligibility criteria listed below for enrollment in PPMI Clinical. Active participants do need to be able to provide informed consent for PPMI Clinical participation (includes use of a designated research proxy).

The specific predictive eligibility criteria for participants recruited through PPMI Remote to advance to PPMI Clinical will be iteratively optimized based on data collected from these studies.

7.5.1 Inclusion criteria (Prodromal)

For Screening:

  1. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on centrally determined predictive criteria including the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT).

    • For participants in PPMI Remote, referral to the clinical site confirms predictive eligibility.
    • For participants identified by the clinical site, predictive criteria are based on generalized risk such as first degree biologic relative, known risk of PD including RBD, or known genetic variants associated with PD risk.

    Additionally, confirmation of UPSIT eligibility during the Screening visit prior to SPECT Imaging.

  2. Male or female age 60 years or older (except age 30 years or older for SNCA, or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) participants).
  3. Individuals taking any of the following drugs: alpha methyldopa, methylphenidate, amphetamine derivatives or modafinil, must be willing and medically able to hold the medication for at least 5 half-lives before SPECT imaging.
  4. Able to provide informed consent.
  5. Either is male, or is female and meets additional criteria below, as applicable:

    • Female of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy during the study and has a negative pregnancy test on day of Screening SPECT imaging test prior to injection of DaTscanTM.

    For continuation to Baseline visit and ongoing follow-up:

  6. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on *Screening SPECT imaging.

    • Screening SPECT Imaging eligibility:

Based on the results of the SPECT imaging test, Prodromal participants eligible to continue their participation in PPMI Clinical will be asked to return for their PPMI Clinical baseline visit. Neither the participant nor the site investigator will be made aware of the participant's DAT status during the study.

  • It is anticipated that approximately 6,000 participants will complete a screening visit to undergo DAT imaging. Approximately 2,000 participants will be eligible to continue their participation in PPMI Clinical (those not eligible to proceed will remain in PPMI Remote, as applicable).
  • All participants with DAT deficit will be eligible to continue their participation in PPMI Clinical. It is estimated that about 75% of eligible participants will have a DAT deficit (defined by a hybrid of visual assessment and quantitative striatal specific binding analysis).
  • Some participants without DAT deficit will also be eligible to continue their participation in PPMI Clinical. These participants will be chosen based on DAT binding that is reduced from age expected but it not outside the normal range and/or from individuals with high-risk of PD including RBD, LRRK2, GBA, SNCA, or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) that do not demonstrate DAT deficit. It is estimated that about 25% of eligible participants will not have a DAT deficit.
  • It is anticipated that approximately 30% of the PPMI Clinical prodromal participants with DAT deficit will phenoconvert to motor parkinsonism during a 3 to 5-year follow-up.

7.5.2 Exclusion Criteria (Prodromal)

  1. Clinical diagnosis of PD at screening, other parkinsonism, or dementia.
  2. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Baseline Visit.
  3. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g. coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
  4. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
  5. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
  6. Currently taking levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, amantadine or another PD medication, except for low-dose treatment of restless leg syndrome (with permission of medical monitor).
  7. Has taken levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors or amantadine within 60 days of Baseline visit. except for low-dose treatment of restless leg syndrome (with permission of medical monitor).
  8. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
4,500 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Clinical Observation

    In PPMI Clinical up to 4,500 participants will be enrolled and followed longitudinally once identified, over the course of 5-8 years.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Establish standardized protocols for acquisition, transfer and analysis of clinical, digital, imaging, biologic and genetic data that can be used by the PD research community.

    This protocol will build on the existing PPMI infrastructure

    Time frame: Baseline to 156 months

  2. Comprehensive and uniformly acquired dataset

    Develop a comprehensive and uniformly acquired clinical, digital and imaging dataset and repository of biological and genetic samples that would be available to the PD research community to test hypotheses of the underlying molecular pathobiology of PD, enable modeling of PD progression to identify clinical and/or data driven PD progression sub-sets, and inform studies testing PD therapeutics (for examples, clinical trials targeting synuclein, LRRK2, GBA as well as other targets)

    Time frame: Baseline to 156 months

  3. Comparison between Rates of Change

    Use clinical and biological data to estimate the mean rates of change and the variability around the mean of clinical, digital, imaging, biological and genetic outcomes in study participants with PD diagnosis (including patients with a LRRK2, GBA, SNCA or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) and individuals with prodromal Parkinson's disease (including individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)), olfactory loss, LRRK2, GBA, SNCA or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) and/or other risk factors for PD with and without dopamine transporter (DAT) deficit and in healthy participants.

    Time frame: Study intervals ranging from 3 months to 156 months

  4. Prevalence of measures of clinical, imaging and biomic outcomes in various subsets

    Confirm existing and identify novel clinical, digital, imaging, biologic and genetic PD progression markers to identify quantitative individual measures or combinations of measures that demonstrate optimum interval change in study participants with PD diagnosis (including patients with a LRRK2, GBA, SNCA or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1)) and individuals with prodromal Parkinson's disease (including individuals with RBD, olfactory loss, a LRRK2, GBA, SNCA or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) and/or other risk factors for PD with and without DAT deficit in comparison to healthy controls or in sub-sets of study participants with PD diagnosis or prodromal PD defined by baseline assessments, progression milestones and/or rate of clinical, digital, imaging, biologic and genetic change, or other measures.

    Time frame: study intervals ranging from baseline to 156 months.

  5. Establish the probability of phenoconversion to PD

    Evaluate the probability of phenoconversion to PD for individuals with prodromal PD enrolled in the prodromal cohorts (including individuals with RBD, olfactory loss, a LRRK2, GBA, SNCA or rare genetic variants (such as Parkin or Pink1) and/ or other risk factors for PD with and without DAT deficit).

    Time frame: study intervals ranging from baseline to 156 months.

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Study locations

50 of 50 sites recruiting
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • David Standaert, MD · Sub investigator
    • Marissa Dean, MD · Principal investigator
  • Barrow Neurological Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85013, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Holly Shill, MD · Principal investigator
  • Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Shyamal Mehta, MD · Principal investigator
    • Charles Adler, MD · Sub investigator
  • Banner Research Institute
    Sun City, Arizona 85351, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Sara Dhanani, MD · Sub investigator
    • David Shprecher · Principal investigator
  • University of California San Diego
    La Jolla, California 92093-0948, United States
    Recruiting
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Mark Lew · Principal investigator
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, California 94115, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Caroline Tanner, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Michelle Fullard, MD · Principal investigator
  • Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Neha Prakash, MD · Principal investigator
  • Parkinson's Disease& Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton
    Boca Raton, Florida 33486, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Stuart Isaacson, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Nikolaus McFarland · Principal investigator
  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33606, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Robert Hauser, MD · Principal investigator
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Atlanta, Georgia 30329, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Stewart A Factor, DO · Principal investigator
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Tanya Simuni, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Kansas Medical Center
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Rajesh Pahwa, MD · Principal investigator
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Emile Moukheiber, MD · Principal investigator
  • Boston University
    Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Marie H. Saint-Hilaire, MD · Principal investigator
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02446, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Aleksandar Videnovic, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Kelvin Chou · Principal investigator
  • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89106, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Zoltan Mari, MD · Principal investigator
  • Beth Israel Medical Center
    New York, New York 10003, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Katherine Leaver, MD · Principal investigator
  • NYU Langone Health
    New York, New York 10017, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Un Kang · Sub investigator
    • Giulietta Riboldi · Principal investigator
  • University of Rochester
    Rochester, New York 14620, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Ruth Schneider, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Alberto Espay, MD, MSC · Principal investigator
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Hubert H. Fernandez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Oregon Health &Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Joseph Quinn, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Nabila Dahodwala, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Abby Olsen, MD · Principal investigator
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Arjun Tarakad, MD · Principal investigator
  • Univ of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System
    Seattle, Washington 98104, United States
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Cyrus Zabetian, MD · Principal investigator
  • Innsbruck Medical University
    Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
    Recruiting
    • Corrine Horlings · Contact
    • Werner Poewe, MD · Principal investigator
  • The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Tiago Mestre · Principal investigator
  • Toronto Western Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Connie Marras · Principal investigator
  • McGill University
    Montreal, Quebec H3A2B4, Canada
    Recruiting
    • PPMI Call Center · Contact877-525-7764
    • Ron Postuma · Principal investigator
  • Philipps-University of Marburg
    Hessen, 35043, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Paracelsus-Elena Klinik
    Kassel, 34128, Germany
    Recruiting
    • Diana Willeke · Contactdiana.willeke@pk-mx.de · 49 561 6009 272
    • Brit Mollenhauer, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Luebeck
    Lübeck, 23562, Germany
    Recruiting
  • University of Tuebingen
    Tübingen, 72076, Germany
    Recruiting
    • Ella Hilt · Contactella.hilt@med.uni-tuebingen.de · +49 7072 298621
    • Isabel Wurster, MD · Sub investigator
    • Kathrin Brockmann · Principal investigator
  • Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens
    Athens, Athens 11523, Greece
    Recruiting
    • Christos Koros · Contactchkoros@gmail.com · 00302107289405
    • Leonidas Stefanis, MD, PhD · Principal investigator
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
    Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel
    Recruiting
    • Anat Mirelman, Bsc · Contactanatmi@tlvmc.gov.il · 972-3-697-3014
    • Roy Alcalay, MD · Principal investigator
  • University of Salerno
    Salerno, Salerno 84131, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Parkinson Research Clinic
    Luxembourg, L-1257, Luxembourg
    Recruiting
  • Radboud University
    Nijmegen, Gelderland 6525 GC, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos
    Lagos, Lagos 121010, Nigeria
    Recruiting
    • Oluwadamilola Ojo · Contactoluojo@unilag.edu.ng · 2348033606414
    • Njideka Okubadejo · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
    Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Valeria Ravasi · Contactravasi@recerca.clinic.cat · 34695808572
    • Eduardo Tolosa, MD · Principal investigator
    • Alicia Garrido, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Donostia
    Donostia / San Sebastian, San Sebastian 20014, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Queen Mary University of London
    London, Britain EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
    • Natalie Donokor · Contactsmelltest@qmul.ac.uk · 02078826220
    • Alastair Noyce · Principal investigator
  • Newcastle University
    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE45PL, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
    • Victoria Foster · Contactvictoria.foster@ncl.ac.uk · +441912081197
    • Nicola Pavese · Principal investigator
    • David Ledingham · Sub investigator
  • Imperial College London
    London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
    • Aldazier Jakiran · Contacta.jakiran@nhs.net
    • Yen Tai, MD · Principal investigator
  • John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Oxford University
    Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Pacheco Pachado M, Casas AI, Elbatreek MH, Nogales C, Guney E, Espay AJ, Schmidt HHHW. Re-Addressing Dementia by Network Medicine and Mechanism-Based Molecular Endotypes. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;96(1):47-56. doi: 10.3233/JAD-230694. PubMed 37742653 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jul 2020 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2033, 161 months after the start.

Of 378 non-industry observational studies under Parkinson Disease, half reached primary completion within 48 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 22 and three quarters within 133. This study's planned 161 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 438 studies reached it within 47 months; a quarter within 22 and three quarters within 114.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 15, 2020
First posted
Jul 20, 2020
StartActual
Jul 1, 2020
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2033
CompletionEst.
Dec 2033
Last update
Jul 27, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04477785
Lead sponsor
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Collaborators
Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Responsible party
Ken Marek, MD (Protocol Co- Principal Investigator, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 20, 2020
Start date
Jul 1, 2020
Primary completion
Dec 2033 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2033 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 27, 2026

Study contacts

Cari Rainville, BS
Contact
crainville@indd.org
877-525-7764
Kenneth L Marek, MD
principal investigator · Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University of California, San Francisco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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