PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · with Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders · NCT04477785
Opens the official ClinicalTrials.gov record, with the study team’s contacts. Bored Studies doesn’t enroll anyone.
Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 30+ · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Study type
- Observational
- Target enrollment
- 4500
- US sites recruiting
- 30
- Study start
- July 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- July 27, 2026
Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.
What the study is about
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.
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Eligibility criteria
Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.
Show full criteria
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)
- Male or female age 57 years or older at Screening visit.
- 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.
- Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- 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)
- First degree relative with PD (i.e., biologic parent, sibling, child).
- Current or active clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
- Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
- Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
- Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
- Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
- Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
- 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)
- Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
- A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
- Not expected to require PD medication within at least 6 months from Baseline.
- 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.
- Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
- 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.
- Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- 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)
- 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).
- Has taken levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors or amantadine within 60 days of Baseline visit.
- Has taken levodopa or dopamine agonists prior to Baseline visit for more than a total of 90 days.
- 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).
- A clinical diagnosis of dementia as determined by the investigator.
- Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
- Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
- Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
- Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
- Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
- 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)
- Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
- A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
- 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.
- Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
- 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).
- 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.
- Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- 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)
- Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
- Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
- Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
- Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
- 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))
- Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
- Parkinson's disease diagnosis at Screening Visit.
- 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.
- Hoehn and Yahr stage I, II, or III at Baseline.
- 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).
- 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.
- Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- 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))
- Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
- Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
- Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
- Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- 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:
- 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)
- Clinical diagnosis of PD at screening, other parkinsonism, or dementia.
- Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Baseline Visit.
- Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g. coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
- Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
- Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
- 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).
- 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).
- Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.
Recruiting US locations
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Banner Research Institute
Sun City, AZ 85351
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0948
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764 · clinicaltrialsadrc@health.ucsd.edu
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94115
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO 80045
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders
New Haven, CT 06510
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Parkinson's Disease& Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32608
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 33606
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30329
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL 60611
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21287
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Boston University
Boston, MA 02118
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02446
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY 10003
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY 10017
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14620
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH 44195
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Oregon Health &Science University
Portland, OR 97239
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Univ of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA 98104
Site contact: PPMI Call Center · 877-525-7764
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Cari Rainville, BS · 877-525-7764 · crainville@indd.org
Similar studies in Alabama
All neurology studies in Alabama →- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease-TSPO- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Substudy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Tau Imaging Substudy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
Longitudinal TSPO PET Imaging With [18F]DPA-714 in PPMI (PPMI DPA-714 PET Imaging)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Assessment of Neuroinflammation in Central Inflammatory Disorders Using [F-18]DPA-714.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65