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Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · with University of Chicago, University of Alabama at Birmingham · NCT06719583

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
2000
US sites recruiting
11
Study start
November 16, 2020
Record last updated
February 27, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

BLAAC PD is a research study to understand what Parkinson's disease looks like for Black and African American communities.

BLAAC PD is happening at research centers around the United States. The study is part of the Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2). GP2 is a research project working to transform understanding of the genetics of Parkinson's disease and make that knowledge globally relevant.

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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Inclusion Criteria for Control Participants:

  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Age 50 years or older
  • Self-identify as Black or African American

Exclusion Criteria for Control Participants:

  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease and/or neurological condition
  • Familial history of PD and/or neurodegenerative or psychiatric conditions
  • Unknown family history of PD and/or neurodegenerative or psychiatric conditions
  • Any conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, preclude the individual's ability to carry out study activities
  • If submitting a saliva sample, nothing by mouth (food, drink, gum, tobacco, or smoking) for 30 minutes prior to sample collection

Inclusion Criteria for Participants with a Diagnosis of PD:

  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Self-identify as Black or African American
  • Meet the Movement Disorder Society's clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

Exclusion Criteria for Participants with a Diagnosis of PD:

  • If submitting a saliva sample, nothing by mouth (food, drink, gum, tobacco, or smoking) for 30 minutes prior to sample collection

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, AL 35233

    Site contact: Joseph Richardson · 205-934-0074 · jhrichardson@uabmc.edu

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL 32608

    Site contact: Randy Foli · 352-733-2433 · randy.foli@neurology.ufl.edu

  • Rush University

    Chicago, IL 60612

    Site contact: Jacqueline Vanegas · 312-563-0679 · jacqueline_vanegas@rush.edu

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, IL 60637

    Site contact: Hanna Gilluly · 773-633-8412 · hlancerio@bsd.uchicago.edu

  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation

    New Orleans, LA 70121

    Site contact: Dominique Thomas · 504-842-3980 · dominique.thomas3@ochsner.org

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

    Shreveport, LA 71103

    Site contact: April Strickland · 318-813-3610 · april.strickland@lsuhs.edu

  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Site contact: Christina Cooper · 410-328-7817 · ChristinaCooper@som.umaryland.edu

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, MO 63119

    Site contact: Coordinator · 314-273-5262 · NIL-BLAACPD@email.wustl.edu

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, OH 44106

    Site contact: Ashley Hawkins · 216-844-2327 · ashley.hawkins2@uhhospitals.org

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, SC 29425

    Site contact: Lisa Heidelberg · 843-792-6463 · heidelbe@musc.edu

  • University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    Houston, TX 77030

    Site contact: Natalia Pessoa Rocha · 713 500 7496 · natalia.pessoarocha@uth.tmc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Naomi Louie, MPH RDN · 212-509-0995 · nlouie@michaeljfox.org
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