There is tons of information about clinical trials at your fingertips, developed by PWPs with the PD community in mind:

Facts About Clinical Trials: answers to 12 basic questions

Recruitment and Retention:

• Clinical Trial Facts
• Recruitment and Retention of Clinical Trial Participants
• More effective recruitment can stem rising costs
• Advocates positively impact clinical trials
• Involving participants improves retention

Risks and Benefits Tradeoffs

• Medical Progress Requires Calculated Risks
• Risks and benefits vary with trial type, phase
• FDA: Managing risks of clinical trials
• Securing approval for public use of new treatment

Informed Consent and Participants’ Safety

• Who/What Ensures Clinical Trial Participants’ Safety?
• Investigational New Drug Application (IND)
• Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) approve protocol
• Informed consent process

To Participate or Not to Participate in Clinical Trials


Placebo Effect in Parkinson’s Disease


Outsourcing Clinical Trials Gaining Popularity

Better Reporting of Clinical Trial Results Will Speed Development of New Trials,
Enhance Safety of Research Participants, and Promote Practice of Evidence-Based Medicine