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Parkinson's Disease: early-phase trial registry

42 of 161 indexed Parkinson's Disease trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #67 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

161 US clinical trials · 42 currently recruiting · #67 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Parkinson's Disease: 161 US clinical trials tracked, 42 recruiting.

Parkinson's Disease is the subject of 161 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 42 of them currently open to new participants. 21 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 55 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is VA Office of Research and Development, running 16 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition parkinsons-disease

OPEN 42 | RECR 26% | LATE 21 | EARLY 55 | RANK #67 | SPON 16

Nearest open-share peer: Barrett's Esophagus (26% recruiting · 23 trials)

Epilepsy47.6%Gastric Cancer45.3%Neoplasms31.3%Parkinson's Disease (this)26%Bipolar Disorder22.7%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease lists 42 open slots (26% of 161 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Parkinson's Disease on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Parkinson's Disease is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    42 of 161 indexed trials (26.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Parkinson's Disease trials is spread across many organizations.

    VA Office of Research and Development accounts for 16 of 161 trials (9.9%). 99 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Parkinson's Disease trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 51 among the 159 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 100 of those (62.9%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Parkinson's Disease research is mostly interventional.

    114 interventional and 47 observational studies make up this index (70.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 124Phase 231Phase 311Phase 410

Open and recent trials

161 total, page 2 of 4

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 194 participants

Noninterventional Study Evaluating Parkinson's Disease Diary Use

BlueRock Therapeutics

NCT05363046

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 150 participants

Pre-Gene Therapy Study in Parkinson's Disease and Multiple System Atrophy

AskBio

NCT05699460

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 100 participants

The Parkinson's Disease NeuroGenebank at Scripps Clinic Registry

Scripps Translational Science Institute

NCT00766948

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 89 participants

Clinical Laboratory Evaluation of Chronic Autonomic Failure

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NCT03648905

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 82 participants

Partnered Dance Aerobic Exercise as a Neuroprotective, Motor and Cognitive Intervention in Parkinson's Disease

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT04122690

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 70 participants

Cont. of a Study to Evaluate Implanting Peripheral Nerve Grafts Into Subjects With Parkinson's Disease (PD) During DBS

Craig van Horne, MD, PhD

NCT02369003

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 65 participants

Bright Light Therapy for Non-motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT02909192

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 32 participants

Genotypic Influences on Network Progression in Parkinson's Disease

Northwell Health

NCT04228172

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 13 participants

Long-term Follow-up of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) Gene Transfer in Parkinson's Disease

MeiraGTx

NCT05894343

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 11 participants

GDNF Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Brain Neurotherapy Bio

NCT04167540

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 10 participants

Feasibility and Safety of autoloGous UncondItioneD pEripheral Nerve Tissue Delivery to the Substantia Nigra (GUIDE)

Craig van Horne, MD, PhD

NCT05377281

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 7 participants

ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS of the Subthalamic Nucleus for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

InSightec

NCT02246374

COMPLETED 13,576 participants

Web-based Genetic Research on Parkinson's Disease

23andMe

NCT01351467

COMPLETED 750 participants

Consortium On Risk for Early-onset Parkinson's Disease (CORE PD)

Columbia University

NCT00104585

COMPLETED 684 participants

ADAGIO Follow Up Study: Evaluation of the Long-Term Effects of Rasagiline in Parkinson's Disease Subjects

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D

NCT00936676

COMPLETED Phase 3 617 participants

An Open Label Extension Study of the Safety and Clinical Utility of IPX066 in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease

Impax Laboratories

NCT01096186

COMPLETED 600 participants

Diagnosis and Natural History Study of Patients With Neurological Conditions

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NCT00001549

COMPLETED Phase 3 514 participants

Trial to Assess Parkinson's Disease (PD) Symptom Control to Four Doses of Rotigotine in a Transdermal Patch

UCB Pharma

NCT00522379

COMPLETED 502 participants

PET Scanning in Parkinson s Disease

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT00024622

COMPLETED Phase 3 419 participants

An Open-label Continuation Study Evaluating the Long-term Safety of Extended Release Ropinirole XL (Formerly CR) in Parkinson''s Disease

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT00632736

COMPLETED 342 participants

Haptoglobin and Iron in Parkinson's Disease

Bastyr University

NCT02422992

COMPLETED Phase 4 328 participants

Rasagiline as Add on to Dopamine Agonists in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Teva Neuroscience

NCT01049984

COMPLETED Phase 2 325 participants

12-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of 20 and 60 mg/Day Istradefylline in Parkinson's Disease Patients on Levodopa/Carbodopa

Kyowa Kirin

NCT00456794

COMPLETED Phase 3 298 participants

Study of Urate Elevation in Parkinson's Disease, Phase 3

Michael Alan Schwarzschild

NCT02642393

COMPLETED Phase 3 254 participants

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Rasagiline in Advanced Parkinson's Disease Patients

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D

NCT00203164

COMPLETED Phase 2 210 participants

Pioglitazone in Early Parkinson's Disease

University of Rochester

NCT01280123

COMPLETED 204 participants

Compare Rates of Agreement Between Clinical Diagnosis and Visual Assessment of DaTscan™ Images in Non-Caucasian and Caucasian Subjects With Parkinson's Disease (PD) or Essential Tremor (ET)

GE Healthcare

NCT01952678

COMPLETED Phase 2 195 participants

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Parkinson's Disease Neuroprotection Trial

University of Rochester

NCT00063193

COMPLETED Phase 2 180 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of Fipamezole in Treatment of Motor Dysfunctions in Parkinson's Disease

Juvantia Pharma

NCT00559871

COMPLETED Phase 4 170 participants

Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Effect of Rasagiline on Cognition in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D

NCT01723228

COMPLETED Phase 2 160 participants

A Study of Istradefylline (KW-6002) as Monotherapy in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients

Kyowa Kirin

NCT00199433

COMPLETED Phase 2 149 participants

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Two Doses of Once Daily P2B001 in Subjects With Early Parkinson's Disease

Pharma Two B

NCT01968460

COMPLETED Phase 3 123 participants

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Trial

University of Minnesota

NCT00053625

COMPLETED NA 123 participants

Mobile Decision Support System for Nurse Management of Neuromodulation Therapy

University of Utah

NCT02474459

COMPLETED 120 participants

Neuroimaging Studies of Depression in Parkinson's Disease

Lee Blonder

NCT00518258

COMPLETED Phase 3 110 participants

A Study to Compare IPX066 and Carbidopa/Levodopa/Entacapone (CLE) Followed by an Open-Label Safety Study of IPX066

Impax Laboratories

NCT01130493

COMPLETED NA 110 participants

Cognitive Rehabilitation for PD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03335150

COMPLETED NA 104 participants

An RCT of a Telemedicine Intervention for Hypokinetic Dysarthria in PD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT04617496

COMPLETED 100 participants

Defining a PD-specific Breath Fingerprint of Underlying Inflammatory and Neurodegenerative Processes

Emory University

NCT02749214

COMPLETED 100 participants

Innovative Measures of Speech and Swallowing Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NCT02118805

COMPLETED NA 94 participants

Exercise, Brain Imaging, Cognition, and Gait in Parkinsonism

Oregon Health and Science University

NCT02231073

COMPLETED Phase 2 80 participants

Valerian to Improve Sleep in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NCT00070928

COMPLETED 74 participants

Executive, Activities of Daily Living, and Cholinergic Functions in Parkinson's Disease

University of Michigan

NCT00737217

COMPLETED Phase 4 68 participants

Validation of Dyskinesia Rating Scales

Rush University Medical Center

NCT01071395

COMPLETED 67 participants

Imaging Biomarkers of Progression of Mobility Impairment in Parkinson Disease

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01106976

COMPLETED Phase 2 64 participants

Early Parkinson's Disease Monotherapy With CVN424

Cerevance Beta

NCT06006247

COMPLETED Phase 1 64 participants

A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Single and Multiple Doses of Rasagiline

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D

NCT01879748

COMPLETED Phase 1 62 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of BIIB094 in Adults With Parkinson's Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals

NCT03976349

COMPLETED Phase 2 61 participants

Safety and Efficacy of DA-9805 for Parkinson's Disease

Dong-A ST Co.

NCT03189563

COMPLETED 58 participants

Diagnosis of PD and PD Progression Using DWI

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT02837172

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 24
Phase 2 31
Phase 3 11
Phase 4 10

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Parkinson's Disease records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
19 trials
Rasagiline Drug
6 trials
Placebo Other
4 trials
Health education Behavioral
3 trials
Deep Brain Stimulation Device
3 trials
rasagiline mesylate Drug
2 trials
Istradefylline (KW-6002) Drug
2 trials
IPX066 Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Parkinson's Disease trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 44 trials
Florida 36 trials
New York 26 trials
Illinois 25 trials
Georgia 22 trials
Colorado 22 trials
Massachusetts 21 trials
Arizona 20 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Parkinson's Disease page

161 registered trials, 42 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Parkinson's Disease condition card totals 161 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.