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92 Parkinson's Disease Trials near Boston, MA

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Bemdaneprocel for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
Study BRT-DA01-301 is a Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, sham surgery-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of bemdaneprocel in approximately 102 adults with Parkinson's Disease (PD).
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:45 - 75

102 Participants Needed

ND0612 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active controlled clinical Study. Following a screening period, eligible subjects will be enrolled to an open-label oral IR-LD/CD adjustment period; then an open-label ND0612 conversion period; then after optimization periods subjects will be randomized to receive either ND0612 or its matching Placebo with IR-LD/CD. Subjects can continue to an optional open-label extension period.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:30 - 80

381 Participants Needed

BHV-8000 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
A study to determine if BHV-8000 is efficacious, safe and tolerable in adults diagnosed with early Parkinson's disease.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:40 - 85

550 Participants Needed

CVN424 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study in participants with Parkinson's disease (PD) with motor fluctuations. Participants will be randomized to receive once-daily oral doses of either 75 milligrams (mg) CVN424, 150 mg CVN424, or a matching placebo for 12 weeks. Participants who successfully complete this study and retain eligibility/suitability will be invited to participate in a future open-label extension (OLE) study.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:30+

330 Participants Needed

Tavapadon for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing a medication called tavapadon to see if it is safe and effective for people with Parkinson's Disease. The medication aims to help manage symptoms like tremors and stiffness by targeting specific parts of the brain.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:40 - 80

992 Participants Needed

ABBV-951 Infusion for Parkinson's Disease

Brighton, Massachusetts
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological condition, which affects the brain. PD gets worse over time, but how quickly it progresses varies a lot from person to person. Some symptoms of PD are tremors, stiffness, and slowness of movement. This study will assess how safe and effective ABBV-951 is in adult participants with PD. Adverse events and change in disease activity is evaluated. ABBV-951 is an investigational (unapproved) drug containing Levodopa Phosphate/Carbidopa Phosphate (LDP/CDP) given as an infusion under the skin for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Adult participants with advanced PD and who have completed M15-736 or M20-339 study will be enrolled. Approximately 130 participants will be enrolled in the study in approximately 60 sites in the United States and Australia. Participants will receive continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) (under the skin) of ABBV-951 for 96 weeks during the Primary Treatment Period and during the optional Extended Treatment Period. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical and remote telephone assessments, blood tests, checking for side effects, and completing questionnaires.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:30+

118 Participants Needed

Zoledronic Acid for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This home-based study is a randomized (1:1) placebo-controlled trial of a single infusion of zoledronic acid-5 mg (ZA) for the prevention of fractures in men and women aged 60 years and older with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism with at least 2 years of follow-up. A total of 2650 participants will be enrolled and randomized in the United States. Participants, follow-up outcome assessors, and study investigators will be blinded to assigned study treatment. This trial is funded by the National Institute of Aging.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:60+

2650 Participants Needed

NEU-411 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The goal of this Phase 2 clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of NEU-411 in men and women aged 40-80 years with early Parkinson's Disease (PD) who have predicted elevations in the activity of the "leucine-rich repeat kinase 2" ("LRRK2" for short) pathway based on their genetic profile. A DNA test will be used to identify the "LRRK2-driven" population with predicted elevation in the LRRK2 pathway. Participants will: • Take NEU-411 or placebo every day for 52 weeks

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:40 - 80

150 Participants Needed

BIIB122 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This Phase 2a, multicenter, randomized, 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study, followed by an OLE, is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic effects of BIIB122 in participants with LRRK2-PD. LRRK2-PD is defined as Parkinson's Disease (PD) in individuals who are heterozygous or homozygous carriers of a pathogenic LRRK2 variant that increases LRRK2 kinase activity.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:30+

50 Participants Needed

Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The objective of this randomized, surgically controlled, double-blinded, Phase 2 study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AAV2-GDNF delivered to the putamen in subjects with moderate Parkinson's Disease.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:45 - 75

87 Participants Needed

BIA 28-6156 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing a new drug called BIA 28-6156 to see if it can slow down movement problems in people with Parkinson's disease who have a specific genetic mutation. The study will compare the drug to another treatment over a period of several months.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:35 - 80

237 Participants Needed

BIIB122 for Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing a new drug called BIIB122 to see if it can slow down symptoms in people with early-stage Parkinson's disease. The drug works by blocking a protein that may cause the disease to get worse. Participants will take the drug for several years to see if it helps.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:30 - 80

650 Participants Needed

Prasinezumab for Early Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 study will evaluate the efficacy of intravenous prasinezumab (RO7046015/PRX002) versus placebo over 52 weeks in participants with early Parkinson's Disease (PD) who are untreated or treated with monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitors since baseline. The study will consist of three parts: a 52-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period (Part 1) after which eligible participants will continue into an all-participants-on-treatment blinded dose extension for an additional 52 weeks (Part 2). Participants who complete Part 2 (including the 12-week treatment-free follow up visit assessing long term safety and efficacy of RO7046015) will be offered participation in Part 3 open-label extension (all-participants-on-RO7046015-treatment) for an additional 520 weeks.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:40 - 80

316 Participants Needed

Stem Cell Transplantation for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the safety and tolerability of the surgical transplantation of dopaminergic progenitor cells into the brains of participants with Parkinson's disease. The transplanted dopaminergic cells will be derived from the participant's own skin cells.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:45 - 80

8 Participants Needed

Dopamine Neuron Transplantation for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This research study is evaluating an investigational cell product called autologous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived dopamine neurons. This research study is a single-center Phase 1/2a clinical trial, which will test the safety of injecting the investigational cell product into the brain of subjects with Parkinson's disease.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:55 - 80

6 Participants Needed

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is safe and practical for people aged 40 to 70 years with Parkinson's Disease. The study aims to find out if participants can use the tDCS device at home without serious side effects and whether it is easy for them to use on their own. Participants will first attend an in-person visit to learn how to use the tDCS device. They will then use the device at home once a day for 20 minutes over seven consecutive days. Video calls on days 2 and 3 will provide support and supervision. After each session, participants will complete brief online questionnaires about any side effects and how easy the device was to use. The study will also check if using tDCS at home improves motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease by using a standard movement assessment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 70

6 Participants Needed

Transcranial Pulse Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Cambridge, Massachusetts
The investigators are studying if Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS) can improve various symptoms, including movement problems, thinking abilities, mood, fatigue, freezing while walking, voice quality, and issues with smell and taste. Previous research suggests TPS might help in Alzheimer's disease and could be helpful for Parkinson's as well. Investigators will check if TPS is safe, practical, and if it makes a noticeable difference in these symptoms compared to before the treatment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 90

14 Participants Needed

Robotic Apparel for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
Freezing-of-gait (FoG) in Parkinson Disease (PD) is one of the most vivid and disturbing gait phenomena in neurology. Often described by patients as a feeling of "feet getting glued to the floor," FoG is formally defined as a "brief, episodic absence or marked reduction of forward progression of the feet despite the intention to walk." This debilitating gait phenomena is very common in PD, occurring in up to 80% of individuals with severe PD. When FoG arrests walking, serious consequences can occur such as loss of balance, falls, injurious events, consequent fear of falling, and increased hospitalization. Wearable robots are capable of augmenting spatiotemporal gait mechanics and are emerging as viable solutions for locomotor assistance in various neurological populations. For the proposed study, our goal is to understand how low force mechanical assistance from soft robotic apparel can best mitigate gait decline preceding a freezing episode and subsequent onset of FoG by improving spatial (e.g. stride length) and temporal features (e.g. stride time variability) of walking. We hypothesize that the ongoing gait-preserving effects can essentially minimize the accumulation of motor errors that lead to FoG. Importantly, the autonomous assistance provided by the wearable robot circumvents the need for cognitive or attentional resources, thereby minimizing risks for overloading the cognitive systems -- a known trigger for FoG, thus enhancing the repeatability and robustness of FoG-preventing effects.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

20 Participants Needed

Dance for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The first purpose of the study is to develop and test new methods for quantifying dance among adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's using various kinds of cameras, wearable activity monitors, and questionnaires. The second reason we are conducting the study is to better understand the relationship between the intensity of dance classes specifically designed for adults with Parkinson's and individual-level factors like the kinds of routine activities one does beyond dancing and one's health status. Participants in the study may be asked to engage in any of the following activities: * complete a small number of assessments on their physical and cognitive functioning * complete their routine group-based dance classes, specifically designed for adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's, while being recorded Depending upon the group that a participant joins, one may also be asked to: * wear an activity monitor on their waist while engaged in their daily business as usual for nine (9) days * complete an iDXA scan * describe their perceptions on how the use of technology can integrated into their dancing
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

60 Participants Needed

Telemedicine Intervention for Chronic Pain in Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial tests home-based physical and mental exercises to reduce pain in Veterans with Parkinson's disease. The exercises aim to make the body stronger and the mind more focused, helping to lessen the feeling of pain.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 89

166 Participants Needed

Why Other Patients Applied

"My dad was in a research group for Parkinson's for about 6 years, which was very interesting. I was just diagnosed 1.5 years ago, and started on low dose Sinemet. Doing well on Sinemet, but I'd like to get ahead of the condition. I'm excited about participating in research. "

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Parkinson's PatientAge: 74

"I wasn’t diagnosed until February, but I showed symptoms over ten years before. I want to help find a cure. I have lost family members to Parkinson’s and want to contribute to the search for better treatments before my children possibly come down with it."

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Parkinson's PatientAge: 61

"It seems my Parkinson’s is progressing more rapidly now. And my meds are lagging behind. My off time is more frequent and the episodes are longer. Trying to figure out what my options are."

TM
Parkinson's PatientAge: 58

"I have 5 kids. I'll do anything I can to slow this disease down in hopes that I can stay active with them into their adulthood. I also feel I am serving the greater good for all those who suffer from Parkinson's. Since I'm self employed, my schedule is flexible. "

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Parkinson's PatientAge: 53

"I have dealt with voice and vocal fold issues related to paralysis for over 12 years. This problem has negatively impacted virtually every facet of my life. I am an otherwise healthy 48 year old married father of 3 living. My youngest daughter is 12 and has never heard my real voice. I am now having breathing issues related to the paralysis as well as trouble swallowing some liquids. In my research I have seen some recent trials focused on helping people like me."

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Paralysis PatientAge: 50

Gamma Wave Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Parkinson's disease (PD) impacts different types of neural oscillations in the brain, including beta (13-30Hz) and gamma oscillations (30-80Hz), which contributes to PD's cardinal symptoms of resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia (slowness of movement), and gait instability. The investigators' lab has developed a non-invasive method of increasing gamma power in the brain using Gamma Entrainment Using Sensory Stimulation (GENUS) through light, sound, and tactile stimulation devices. For this study, 40 participants with mild Parkinson's disease will be recruited, and the investigators will assess their brain waves with electroencephalogram (EEG) before, during, and after light, sound, and tactile stimulation to determine the safety, feasibility, and optimization of GENUS as a potential therapy in the PD population.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:45 - 90

40 Participants Needed

Genetic Registry for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
Development of a central repository for PD-related genomic data for future research.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting

25000 Participants Needed

Speech and Exercise Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
Nearly 90% of people with Parkinson's disease have speech and voice disorders that negatively impact their ability to communicate effectively in daily life. This study will test the hypothesis that a combined speech and exercise intervention will improve speech intelligibility in people with Parkinson's disease and speech impairment. This approach would offer an affordable way to continue to both instruct and encourage training by Veterans virtually indefinitely through the remote access technology. These findings may help VA clinicians provide optimal care for the many Veterans with Parkinson's disease and speech impairment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 89

104 Participants Needed

Brain Activity Monitoring for Parkinson's Disease Speech Impairment

Boston, Massachusetts
In this research study the researchers want to learn more about brain activity related to speech perception and production.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

80 Participants Needed

High-Intensity Treadmill Exercise for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This study is a Phase 3 multi-site, randomized, evaluator-masked, study of endurance treadmill exercise on changes in the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III score at 12 months among persons with early stage Parkinson disease. 370 participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: 1)60-65% HRmax or 2)80-85% HRmax 4 times per week. The primary objective is to test whether the progression of the signs of Parkinson's disease is attenuated at 12 months in among persons who have not initiated medication for Parkinson Disease (PD) when they perform high-intensity endurance treadmill exercise.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 80

370 Participants Needed

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
In this research study the researchers want to learn more about brain activity related to speech perception and production in patients with Parkinson's Disease who are undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS).
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Unphased

30 Participants Needed

Brain Stimulation + Physical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Charlestown, Massachusetts
This trial aims to understand the mechanism and to test whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) (tDCS+TUS) combined with physical therapy (PT) will induce significant therapeutic effects in postural instability in Parkinson's disease (PT) patients. The investigators designed a double-blinded, placebo controlled, randomized study to investigate the effects of 2 weeks of TDCS+TUS on postural instability in PD patients receiving PT. (Followed by biweekly sessions for 2 more weeks in Phase II)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40 - 90

40 Participants Needed

Light Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial aims to help Parkinson's disease patients who struggle with sleep and alertness by using bright light exposure. The treatment involves exposing patients to bright light to see if it can improve their sleep quality and daytime alertness. The bright light is believed to help reset the body's internal clock, making it easier for patients to maintain a healthy sleep-wake cycle. Bright light therapy has been studied for its potential benefits on non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including sleep disturbances and daytime alertness.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:40+

65 Participants Needed

Adaptive DBS for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of adaptive DBS (aDBS) for Parkinson's disease.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

85 Participants Needed

UCB0022 for Parkinson's Disease

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing UCB0022, a new medication, to see if it can help people with advanced Parkinson's Disease. It is added to their regular treatments to see if it reduces the time they spend with bad symptoms. The goal is to make their usual treatments work better.
Stay on current meds

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:35 - 85

207 Participants Needed

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