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96Countries and regions

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Introductions are AI-written from the registry in everyday language and have not been independently checked by a clinician. Open any study for its full name, original description and participation rules.

Studies name Parkinson’s or a related condition. Some include other conditions or healthy volunteers. Country filters use sites with matching or unreported status. A country recorded by WHO does not confirm an open local site.

991 matching studies

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Recruiting · registry statusNCT07498296

Adapting remote exercise and sleep monitoring

United States

Researchers study ways to make exercise and sleep monitoring more accessible for people with Parkinson’s who face barriers to regular attendance.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-15
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07567482

Trying a wearable robot to assist walking

Canada

Researchers test whether a wearable robotic support affects mobility, balance and walking in older adults and people with Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 50 years and over · Also accepts healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-13
Recruiting · registry statusNCT06965374

Quality of life during advanced Parkinson’s treatment

Italy

Researchers follow people receiving foslevodopa and foscarbidopa in routine care, focusing on their quality of life.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-13
Recruiting · registry status2024-516756-18-00

Atomoxetine for freezing while walking

Netherlands

Researchers are testing whether atomoxetine changes freezing episodes when usual Parkinson's medicine is having less effect.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age range not listed · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-13
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07580612

Detecting freezing while walking at home

Belgium, Germany, Israel

Researchers study whether computer analysis can recognise episodes when people with Parkinson’s become unable to keep walking in their home environment.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Age 18 years and over · Also accepts healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-12
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07250672

Watching personalised three-dimensional movements to support practice

Turkey

Researchers study personalised action-observation training, in which people with Parkinson’s watch movements as part of rehabilitation.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 years to 85 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-11
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07102342

Early testing of lab-grown cells for advanced Parkinson’s

United States

Researchers study NouvNeu001, a preparation of cells intended to develop into dopamine-producing nerve cells, checking safety and early effects.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 30 years to 75 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-11
Recruiting · registry statusNCT06008704

Studying the brain’s serotonin system and pain

France

Researchers use brain scans to compare people with Parkinson’s who do and do not have pain linked to the condition.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 years to 80 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-11
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07568951

How hip-muscle control affects balance

Taiwan

Researchers study control of muscles at the side of the hip in healthy adults and people with Parkinson’s.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Ages 20 years to 85 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07221266

Comparing exercise programmes for movement and daily life

United States

Researchers compare changes in movement, fitness and quality of life after different exercise programmes for people with Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 50 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT05934747

Comparing ways to set an implanted brain stimulator

United States

Researchers compare two sets of stimulation settings and their effects on Parkinson’s symptoms in people receiving usual brain stimulation care.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 years to 85 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT05893186

Finding stimulation settings for balance and walking problems

United States

Researchers study a computer-guided approach to adjusting implanted brain stimulators in people with Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 years to 89 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT05568498

Testing probiotics for depression in Parkinson’s

Canada

Researchers compare a supplement containing several strains of microorganisms with a comparison treatment, looking at depression and related mood symptoms.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 years to 80 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT02763683

Using brain scans to understand dementia in Parkinson’s

United States

Researchers use specialised scans to study differences in brain changes associated with dementia in people with Parkinson’s.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Age 50 years and over · Also accepts healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-08
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07574164

Timing magnetic stimulation to match a person’s tremor

United Kingdom

Researchers study a magnetic brain stimulation approach linked to the timing of shaking in people with Parkinson’s or essential tremor.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-07
Recruiting · registry statusNCT05763732

Walking to a beat with brain stimulation on and off

United States

Researchers compare walking to metronome beats while an implanted brain stimulator is switched on or off in people with Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 years to 89 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-06
Recruiting · registry statusNCT06899022

How brain stimulation affects attention and eye movements

United States

Researchers study attention, perception and thinking in people with Parkinson’s receiving implanted brain stimulation.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 19 years to 90 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-05
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07064005

Testing a supplement intended to raise a protective body chemical

United States

Researchers study an oral supplement intended to increase glutathione, a chemical involved in protecting cells, in people with early Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 years to 80 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-04
Recruiting · registry statusNCT03025334

Testing electrical brain stimulation for thinking difficulties

Canada

Researchers study whether electrical stimulation applied through the head affects thinking abilities in Parkinson’s.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 40 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-05-01
Recruiting · registry statusNCT07441915

Combining sound during sleep with thinking exercises

Switzerland

Researchers compare sound stimulation during sleep with an inactive version alongside thinking training in people with mild Parkinson’s-related thinking difficulties.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

About this study & how to join →Registry updated 2026-04-30

WORLDWIDE COVERAGE

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Studies are imported from ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO’s international collection and the European CTIS registry. WHO brings together national and regional registries, including records from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Recruiting and upcoming listings have English introductions; older records awaiting an introduction show their registry title.

We aim for broad worldwide coverage, but no registry includes every study. Unregistered studies, reporting delays and missing translations can leave gaps. A missing paper does not mean that no results exist.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Import available

Last complete check: 2026-10-11

4689 related source records before matching duplicates

WHO ICTRP

Update needs attention; retaining the last complete import

Last complete check: 2026-10-11

4384 related source records before matching duplicates

European CTIS

Import available

Last complete check: 2026-10-11

73 related source records before matching duplicates

National registries and their WHO processing dates
  • Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry — 5 October 2026
  • Chinese Clinical Trial Registry — 5 October 2026
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — 5 October 2026
  • Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) — 5 October 2026
  • EU Clinical Trials Register (EU-CTR) — 5 October 2026
  • ISRCTN — 5 October 2026
  • The Netherlands National Trial Register — 5 October 2026
  • Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBec) — 14 September 2026
  • Clinical Trials Registry - India — 14 September 2026
  • Clinical Research Information Service - Republic of Korea — 5 October 2026
  • Cuban Public Registry of Clinical Trials — 14 September 2026
  • German Clinical Trials Register — 14 September 2026
  • Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials — 1 June 2026
  • Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT) — 14 September 2026
  • Pan African Clinical Trial Registry — 14 September 2026
  • Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry — 14 September 2026
  • Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR) — 3 August 2026
  • Peruvian Clinical Trials Registry (REPEC) — 30 March 2026
  • Lebanese Clinical Trials Registry (LBCTR) — 2 February 2026
  • International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry (ITMCTR) — 3 August 2026

These dates show when WHO processed a registry’s data, not when every study was last updated. WHO’s “not recruiting” label does not distinguish planned, completed and follow-up studies.

Source attribution: WHO ICTRP ↗. The source records and processing dates remain available on each study page. English registration fields are preferred; original descriptions may include local-language material. Registry imports and paper matching run daily. New or changed descriptions enter an editorial queue.