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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.

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Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2300073918

Tai chi and balance

China

Researchers are studying how tai chi relates to moving balance and communication between brain areas in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 to 85 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2300073361

Comparing magnetic brain stimulation approaches for sleep

China

This study tests different stimulation patterns and measures sleep difficulties in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2300071648

Personalised rehabilitation at home

China

This study investigates guided home exercise and rehabilitation for older adults with chronic conditions, including Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 60 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2300070333

Eye movements and response to levodopa

China

Researchers are comparing eye movement measurements and studying how Parkinson's medicine affects them.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Ages 18 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2200064368

Brain scans for early Parkinson's changes

China

Researchers are combining imaging methods to investigate brain chemical pathways before or early in Parkinson's.

Research study

Ages 21 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2200061295

Comparing two dopamine-system brain scans

China

This study compares scanning tracers that may help assess Parkinson's.

Research study

Age range not listed · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2200055817

Anaesthetic dosing in advanced Parkinson's

China

Researchers are investigating responses to etomidate in older people with Parkinson's to understand its effects during anaesthesia.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100050380

Donor gut microbes or a person's own microbes

China

This study compares gut microbe transfers and follows Parkinson's symptoms.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100047253

Acupuncture for anxiety

China

Researchers are comparing acupuncture with a simulated treatment for anxiety in people with Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 35 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100046360

How quickly the stomach empties

China

Researchers are comparing stomach movement in people with and without Parkinson's.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Ages 45 to 90 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100045506

Rhythmic sounds for arm and hand movement

China

Researchers are measuring immediate responses to sound cues in people with and without Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Age range not listed · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100045272

Quality of life and the cost of Parkinson's

China

This study investigates symptoms and the financial burden of living with Parkinson's in China.

Learning by observing or collecting information

Age range not listed · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100044692

Changing brain stimulation settings for pain

China

This study investigates short-term pain changes after adjusting deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100044689

Different stimulation frequencies for pain

China

Researchers are comparing deep brain stimulation settings and measuring Parkinson's-related pain.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 50 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2100042096

Tai chi delivered through an app

China

This study compares remote exercise approaches and measures symptoms and everyday movement in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2000041517

Electrical pulses through the scalp

China

Researchers are comparing active and simulated stimulation over a treatment course for Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 to 85 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2000039697

Comparing anaesthetics during brain stimulation surgery

China

Researchers are studying etomidate-based and propofol-based anaesthesia and following recovery and complications.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 18 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2000037384

Traditional movement exercises and treatment complications

China

This study tests an adapted Wuqinxi exercise programme alongside usual Parkinson's medicine.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2000037373

Magnetic brain stimulation for unwanted movements

China

Researchers are testing repeated stimulation of two targets and measuring involuntary movement in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 40 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported
Recruiting · registry statusChiCTR2000037178

Wuqinxi exercise and the onset of freezing

China

This study compares a traditional movement programme with stretching to investigate freezing while walking.

Testing a treatment or activity

Ages 45 to 85 · Ask the team who can join

About this study & how to join →Registry updated date not supplied
Registry update over 6 months old or not reported

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

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Last complete check: 2026-10-14

4690 related source records before matching duplicates

WHO ICTRP

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Last complete check: 2026-10-14

4384 related source records before matching duplicates

European CTIS

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Last complete check: 2026-10-14

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.