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

Description

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

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Study overview

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.

Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD) a Project of the Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2)

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

Condition
Parkinson Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Gainesville

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608

Chicago

Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

Chicago

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

New Orleans

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121

Shreveport

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71103

Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

Rockville

Kaiser Permanente Midatlantic States, Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20852

Saint Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63119

Cleveland

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    18 Years to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    Yes

    Collaborators and Investigators

    Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research,

    Andrew Singleton, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    Study Record Dates

    2026-12-31