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Research explained in everyday language. Explore what teams around the world are trying to learn, who can take part and how to get in touch.
See worldwide coverage and update dates ↓Studies with early results appear under “Results reported” even if recruitment continues.
Registry records retrieved 2026-10-12 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.
A location is a starting point. Ask the team whether that site is accepting people and whether you can take part from where you live.
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.
China
Researchers collect information across centres to understand causes, patterns and outcomes of episodes when people cannot keep walking.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Ages 30 years to 85 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers look for brain changes associated with depression in Parkinson’s that could guide future treatment research.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 40 years to 80 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers study brain activity involved in putting speech sounds in order in people who receive implanted brain stimulators.
Testing a treatment or activity
Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers use biological markers and brain scans to study changes in a brain signalling system and fluctuations in thinking.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 50 years to 89 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
France
Researchers across centres study sleep in people with Parkinson’s and people with isolated dream-sleep movement disorder.
Testing a treatment or activity
Age 18 years and over · Also accepts healthy volunteers
China
Researchers collect detailed clinical information on people with Parkinson’s or multiple system atrophy to support understanding and future research.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Age range not listed · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Czech Republic
Researchers study immediate effects of stimulation aimed at a deep brain area on sentence processing and brain connections.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 60 years to 80 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers use a brain stimulation device that can record activity to investigate causes and signs of walking freezes in Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 21 years to 75 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers study brain stimulation specifically aimed at sleep and wakefulness problems in Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity
Age 21 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers use a recording-capable implanted brain stimulator to study how stimulation affects brain activity in Parkinson’s.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Age range not listed · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain
Researchers examine changes in alpha-synuclein, a Parkinson’s-related protein, and how they relate to the condition’s development.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Ages 18 years to 85 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers study the safety, tolerability and effects of an experimental implanted treatment called DSP-1083 in people with Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 40 years to 72 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Netherlands
Researchers study whether the medicine atomoxetine reduces episodes when people with Parkinson’s become unable to continue walking.
Testing a treatment or activity
Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers across United States centres study the experiences and features of Parkinson’s in Black and African American people.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Age 18 years and over · Also accepts healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers study whether a structured breathing and meditation programme affects physical and mental wellbeing in people with Parkinson’s and their care partners.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 18 years to 75 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
France
Researchers use a specialised scan to compare chemical levels in deep brain areas of people with newly diagnosed Parkinson’s and comparison participants.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 18 years to 75 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
Italy
Researchers compare treadmill rehabilitation with and without virtual-reality features, studying changes in gut microbes and related measurements in Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity
Ages 40 years to 70 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Hong Kong
Researchers study whether substances measured in blood are associated with outcomes after brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Ages 18 years to 75 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
United States
Researchers study the medicine pyridostigmine as a treatment for constipation in people with Parkinson’s.
Testing a treatment or activity
Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Turkey
Researchers study relationships between balance, walking difficulties, physical activity and sleep in people with Parkinson’s.
Learning by observing or collecting information
Ages 40 years to 75 years · Also accepts healthy volunteers
WORLDWIDE COVERAGE
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.
Import available
Last complete check: 2026-10-12
4689 related source records before matching duplicates
Import available
Last complete check: 2026-10-12
4384 related source records before matching duplicates
Import available
Last complete check: 2026-10-12
73 related source records before matching duplicates
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.