Actively Recruiting
Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)
Led by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · Updated on 2026-02-27
2000
Participants Needed
12
Research Sites
371 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Chicago
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial 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
Official Title
Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Age 50 years or older (for control participants)
- Age 18 years or older (for participants with Parkinson's disease)
- Self-identify as Black or African American
- Meet the Movement Disorder Society's clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease (for participants with Parkinson's disease)
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and/or other neurological conditions (for control participants)
- Family history of Parkinson's disease or neurodegenerative or psychiatric conditions (for control participants)
- Unknown family history of Parkinson's disease or neurodegenerative or psychiatric conditions (for control participants)
- Any condition that prevents carrying out study activities as judged by the investigator
- If submitting a saliva sample, no food, drink, gum, tobacco, or smoking for 30 minutes before sample collection
- For participants with Parkinson's disease, no food, drink, gum, tobacco, or smoking for 30 minutes before submitting a saliva sample
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 12 locations
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
Actively Recruiting
2
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
Actively Recruiting
3
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Actively Recruiting
4
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Actively Recruiting
5
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
Actively Recruiting
6
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71103
Actively Recruiting
7
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
Actively Recruiting
8
Kaiser Permanente Midatlantic States
Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20852
Active, Not Recruiting
9
Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63119
Actively Recruiting
10
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
Actively Recruiting
11
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
Actively Recruiting
12
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Naomi Louie, MPH RDN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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