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Parkinson DiseasePPMINCT04477785

PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at 50 sites in 12 countries.

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Trial 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… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
How many people
4,500 participants
Where
50 sitesin 12 countries
Study dates
1 Jul 2020to Dec 2033
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

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).

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 informed consent 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 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.

7.1.2 Exclusion Criteria (HC)

  1. First degree relative with PD (i.e., biologic parent, sibling, child).
  2. Current or active clinically significant 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.
  1. 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).
  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. Able to provide informed consent.
  4. 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:
  1. 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.

Trial locations and contacts

50 sites in 12 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Cari Rainville, BS contact

877-525-7764

crainville@indd.org

50 sites in 12 countries

United States30 sites, 30 recruiting
  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Kelvin Chou

    Recruiting
  • Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Stewart A Factor, DO

    Recruiting
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Michelle Fullard, MD

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Emile Moukheiber, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    David Standaert, MD

    Recruiting
  • Parkinson's Disease& Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33486

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Stuart Isaacson, MD

    Recruiting
  • Boston University

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Marie H. Saint-Hilaire, MD

    Recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02446

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Aleksandar Videnovic, MD

    Recruiting
  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Tanya Simuni, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Alberto Espay, MD, MSC

    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Hubert H. Fernandez, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Nikolaus McFarland

    Recruiting
  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Arjun Tarakad, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Rajesh Pahwa, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0948

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764, clinicaltrialsadrc@health.ucsd.edu

    Douglas Galasko, MD

    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Zoltan Mari, MD

    Recruiting
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC

    Los Angeles, California, 90033

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Mark Lew

    Recruiting
  • Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Neha Prakash, MD

    Recruiting
  • Beth Israel Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10003

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Katherine Leaver, MD

    Recruiting
  • NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10017

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Un Kang

    Recruiting
  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Nabila Dahodwala, MD

    Recruiting
  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Holly Shill, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Abby Olsen, MD

    Recruiting
  • Oregon Health &Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Joseph Quinn, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14620

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Ruth Schneider, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94115

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Caroline Tanner, MD

    Recruiting
  • Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Shyamal Mehta, MD

    Recruiting
  • Univ of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System

    Seattle, Washington, 98104

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Cyrus Zabetian, MD

    Recruiting
  • Banner Research Institute

    Sun City, Arizona, 85351

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Sara Dhanani, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33606

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Robert Hauser, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Germany4 sites, 4 recruiting
  • Philipps-University of Marburg

    Hessen, 35043

    Elisabeth Sittig, sittig@med.uni-marburg.de

    Wolfgang Oertel

    Recruiting
  • Paracelsus-Elena Klinik

    Kassel, 34128

    Diana Willeke, 49 561 6009 272, diana.willeke@pk-mx.de

    Brit Mollenhauer, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Luebeck

    Lübeck, 23562

    Norbert Bruggermann, norbert.brueggemann@neuro.uni-luebeck.de

    Christine Klein, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Tuebingen

    Tübingen, 72076

    Ella Hilt, +49 7072 298621, ella.hilt@med.uni-tuebingen.de

    Isabel Wurster, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Germany

United Kingdom4 sites, 4 recruiting
  • Queen Mary University of London

    London, Britain, EC1M 6BQ

    Natalie Donokor, 02078826220, smelltest@qmul.ac.uk

    Alastair Noyce

    Recruiting
  • Imperial College London

    London, W12 0NN

    Aldazier Jakiran, a.jakiran@nhs.net

    Yen Tai, MD

    Recruiting
  • Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE45PL

    Victoria Foster, +441912081197, victoria.foster@ncl.ac.uk

    Nicola Pavese

    Recruiting
  • John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Oxford University

    Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU

    Jamil Razzaque, +441865223166, jamil.razzaque@ouh.nhs.uk

    Michele Hu

    Recruiting

Other trials in United Kingdom

Canada3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • McGill University

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A2B4

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Ron Postuma

    Recruiting
  • The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Tiago Mestre

    Recruiting
  • Toronto Western Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8

    PPMI Call Center, 877-525-7764

    Connie Marras

    Recruiting

Other trials in Canada

Spain2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036

    Valeria Ravasi, 34695808572, ravasi@recerca.clinic.cat

    Eduardo Tolosa, MD

    Recruiting
  • Hospital Donostia

    Donostia / San Sebastian, San Sebastian, 20014

    Ioana Croitoru, +34 943 00 72 46, ioana.croitoru@biodonostia.org

    Javier Ruiz Martinez, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Spain

Austria1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Innsbruck Medical University

    Innsbruck, 6020

    Corrine Horlings

    Werner Poewe, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Austria

Greece1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens

    Athens, Athens, 11523

    Christos Koros, 00302107289405, chkoros@gmail.com

    Leonidas Stefanis, MD, PhD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Greece

Israel1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, 64239

    Anat Mirelman, Bsc, 972-3-697-3014, anatmi@tlvmc.gov.il

    Roy Alcalay, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Israel

Italy1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University of Salerno

    Salerno, Salerno, 84131

    Dominga Valentino, 089672462, domingavalentino10@gmail.com

    Paolo Barone, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Italy

Luxembourg1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Parkinson Research Clinic

    Luxembourg, L-1257

    Berenice Sevilla, 351-44-114-848, berenice.sevilla@lih.lu

    Rejko Krueger

    Recruiting

Other trials in Luxembourg

Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Radboud University

    Nijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GC

    Lian Feenstra, info@onderzoek-parkinson.nl

    Bastiaan Bloem, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Netherlands

Nigeria1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos

    Lagos, Lagos, 121010

    Oluwadamilola Ojo, 2348033606414, oluojo@unilag.edu.ng

    Njideka Okubadejo

    Recruiting

Other trials in Nigeria

About this study

Official title: The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort

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.

Keywords
Parkinson, Bio-markers, Neurodegenerative disorder, Imaging, Prodromal, Genetics, At Risk, Loss of Smell
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Anosmia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT04477785
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Clinical ObservationIn PPMI Clinical up to 4,500 participants will be enrolled and followed longitudinally once identified, over the course of 5-8 years.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  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

    Measured: 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)

    Measured: 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.

    Measured: 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.

    Measured: 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).

    Measured: study intervals ranging from baseline to 156 months.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jul 2020
  2. Study start1 Jul 2020
  3. Primary completionDec 2033 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2033 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
4,500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04477785
Sponsor's protocol ID
PPMI-002
Acronym
PPMI
Status last verified
Oct 2025
First submitted
15 Jul 2020
Last updated
27 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

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

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at 50 sites in 12 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 50 sites in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain and 7 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Cari Rainville, BS (877-525-7764, crainville@indd.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

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. (time frame: Baseline to 156 months). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04477785, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2026.

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