Researchers collect repeated health assessments, digital measurements, scans and biological information to understand how Parkinson’s develops and changes.
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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all
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.
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.
Full study name & original research details
Official study title
The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Short title used by the registry
PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Original description
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.
Further description from the registry
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.
Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease
Registry records for this study
Records are joined using registration identifiers. Titles alone do not establish that two studies are the same.
- Study type
- Observational
- Interventions
- Not reported
- Phases
- Not reported
- Sponsor
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Start date reported by registry
- 2020-07-01 (actual)
Registry updated: 2026-07-27 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2025-10
Registry records retrieved 2026-10-11 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.
Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.
Site status can differ from overall study status. “Status not reported” means local availability needs confirmation. Remote participation and travel arrangements must be checked with the team.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
David Standaert, MD
Marissa Dean, MD
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Holly Shill, MD
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Shyamal Mehta, MD
Charles Adler, MD
Banner Research Institute
Sun City, Arizona, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Sara Dhanani, MD
David Shprecher
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764 · clinicaltrialsadrc@health.ucsd.edu
Douglas Galasko, MD
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Mark Lew
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Caroline Tanner, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Michelle Fullard, MD
Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Neha Prakash, MD
Parkinson's Disease& Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Stuart Isaacson, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Nikolaus McFarland
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Robert Hauser, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Stewart A Factor, DO
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Tanya Simuni, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Rajesh Pahwa, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Emile Moukheiber, MD
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Marie H. Saint-Hilaire, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Aleksandar Videnovic, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Kelvin Chou
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Zoltan Mari, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Katherine Leaver, MD
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Un Kang
Giulietta Riboldi
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Ruth Schneider, MD
University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Alberto Espay, MD, MSC
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Hubert H. Fernandez, MD
Oregon Health &Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Joseph Quinn, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Nabila Dahodwala, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Abby Olsen, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Arjun Tarakad, MD
Univ of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, Washington, United States
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Cyrus Zabetian, MD
Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck, Austria
RecruitingCorrine Horlings
Werner Poewe, MD
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Tiago Mestre
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Connie Marras
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
RecruitingPPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Ron Postuma
Philipps-University of Marburg
Hessen, Germany
RecruitingElisabeth Sittig · sittig@med.uni-marburg.de
Wolfgang Oertel
Paracelsus-Elena Klinik
Kassel, Germany
RecruitingDiana Willeke · 49 561 6009 272 · diana.willeke@pk-mx.de
Brit Mollenhauer, MD
University of Luebeck
Lübeck, Germany
RecruitingNorbert Bruggermann · norbert.brueggemann@neuro.uni-luebeck.de
Christine Klein, MD
University of Tuebingen
Tübingen, Germany
RecruitingElla Hilt · +49 7072 298621 · ella.hilt@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Isabel Wurster, MD
Kathrin Brockmann
Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens
Athens, Athens, Greece
RecruitingChristos Koros · 00302107289405 · chkoros@gmail.com
Leonidas Stefanis, MD, PhD
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
RecruitingAnat Mirelman, Bsc · 972-3-697-3014 · anatmi@tlvmc.gov.il
Roy Alcalay, MD
University of Salerno
Salerno, Salerno, Italy
RecruitingDominga Valentino · 089672462 · domingavalentino10@gmail.com
Paolo Barone, MD
Parkinson Research Clinic
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
RecruitingBerenice Sevilla · 351-44-114-848 · berenice.sevilla@lih.lu
Rejko Krueger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
RecruitingLian Feenstra · info@onderzoek-parkinson.nl
Bastiaan Bloem, MD
Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
RecruitingOluwadamilola Ojo · 2348033606414 · oluojo@unilag.edu.ng
Njideka Okubadejo
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
RecruitingValeria Ravasi · 34695808572 · ravasi@recerca.clinic.cat
Eduardo Tolosa, MD
Alicia Garrido, MD
Hospital Donostia
Donostia / San Sebastian, San Sebastian, Spain
RecruitingIoana Croitoru · +34 943 00 72 46 · ioana.croitoru@biodonostia.org
Javier Ruiz Martinez, MD
Queen Mary University of London
London, Britain, United Kingdom
RecruitingNatalie Donokor · 02078826220 · smelltest@qmul.ac.uk
Alastair Noyce
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
RecruitingVictoria Foster · +441912081197 · victoria.foster@ncl.ac.uk
Nicola Pavese
David Ledingham
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
RecruitingAldazier Jakiran · a.jakiran@nhs.net
Yen Tai, MD
John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom
RecruitingJamil Razzaque · +441865223166 · jamil.razzaque@ouh.nhs.uk
Michele Hu
Facility not reported
Austria
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Canada
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Israel
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Italy
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Luxembourg
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Netherlands
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Spain
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United Kingdom
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United States
Status not reportedThe original descriptions and participation rules come from the registry. Participation is voluntary and does not guarantee benefit.