PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort

NCT ID: NCT04477785

Last Updated: 2025-10-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

4500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-01

Study Completion Date

2033-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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PPMI is a broad program, expanding the goals of the original PPMI study, that includes this PPMI Clinical protocol, as well as other program initiatives such as the PPMI Remote, PPMI Digital App and PPMI Online protocols. Participants in PPMI may be asked to be enrolled in other PPMI program protocols, but depending on their method of recruitment, participants may be enrolled sequentially in varying order, as appropriate. PPMI participants may also be asked to participate in additional PPMI program initiatives (as they are developed), which may only involve a subset of PPMI participants based on their cohort designation and/or site location.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Clinical Observation

In PPMI Clinical up to 4,500 participants will be enrolled and followed longitudinally once identified, over the course of 5-8 years.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female age 57 years or older at Screening visit.
2. 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.
3. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
4. Able to provide informed consent.
5. 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.


1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
2. A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
3. Not expected to require PD medication within at least 6 months from Baseline.
4. 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.
5. Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
6. 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.
7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
8. Able to provide informed consent.
9. 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.


1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
2. A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease for 2 years or less at Screening Visit.
3. 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.
4. Hoehn and Yahr stage I or II at Baseline.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
8. Able to provide informed consent.
9. 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.


1. Male or female age 30 years or older at Screening Visit.
2. Parkinson's disease diagnosis at Screening Visit.
3. 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.
4. Hoehn and Yahr stage I, II, or III at Baseline.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. Confirmation that participant is eligible based on Screening SPECT imaging.
8. Able to provide informed consent.
9. 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 Screening:

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. Able to provide informed consent.
5. 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:
6. 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.

Exclusion Criteria

1. First degree relative with PD (i.e., biologic parent, sibling, child).
2. Current or active clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
3. Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
4. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
5. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
6. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
7. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
8. 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).


1. 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).
2. Has taken levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors or amantadine within 60 days of Baseline visit.
3. Has taken levodopa or dopamine agonists prior to Baseline visit for more than a total of 90 days.
4. 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).
5. A clinical diagnosis of dementia as determined by the investigator.
6. Previously obtained MRI scan with evidence of clinically significant neurological disorder (in the opinion of the Investigator).
7. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
8. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin, oral thrombin inhibitors) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
9. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
10. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
11. 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).


1. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
2. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
3. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
4. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
5. 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).


1. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Screening visit.
2. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g., coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
3. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
4. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
5. 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.


1. Clinical diagnosis of PD at screening, other parkinsonism, or dementia.
2. Received any of the following drugs: dopamine receptor blockers (neuroleptics), metoclopramide and reserpine within 6 months of Baseline Visit.
3. Current treatment with anticoagulants (e.g. coumadin, heparin) that might preclude safe completion of the lumbar puncture.
4. Condition that precludes the safe performance of routine lumbar puncture, such as prohibitive lumbar spinal disease, bleeding diathesis, or clinically significant coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia.
5. Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation.
6. 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).
7. 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).
8. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the participant unsuitable for study enrollment.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ken Marek, MD

Protocol Co- Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kenneth L Marek, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Banner Research Institute

Sun City, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Parkinson's Disease& Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Beth Israel Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health &Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Univ of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Innsbruck Medical University

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status RECRUITING

The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Philipps-University of Marburg

Hessen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Paracelsus-Elena Klinik

Kassel, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Luebeck

Lübeck, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Tuebingen

Tübingen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens

Athens, , Greece

Site Status RECRUITING

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Salerno

Salerno, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Parkinson Research Clinic

Luxembourg, , Luxembourg

Site Status RECRUITING

Radboud University

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Lagos College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Lagos, , Nigeria

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Donostia

Donostia / San Sebastian, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Queen Mary University of London

London, Britain, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Imperial College London

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Oxford University

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Austria Canada Germany Greece Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Nigeria Spain United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Cari Rainville, BS

Role: CONTACT

877-525-7764

Facility Contacts

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PPMI Call Center

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PPMI Call Center

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PPMI Call Center

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PPMI Call Center

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Corrine Horlings

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PPMI Call Center

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PPMI Call Center

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PPMI Call Center

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Elisabeth Sittig

Role: primary

Diana Willeke

Role: primary

49 561 6009 272

Norbert Bruggermann

Role: primary

Ella Hilt

Role: primary

+49 7072 298621

Christos Koros

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Anat Mirelman, Bsc

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972-3-697-3014

Dominga Valentino

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Berenice Sevilla

Role: primary

351-44-114-848

Yara Krasowski

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Oluwadamilola Ojo

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Alicia Garrido, MD

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Ioana Croitoru

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Cristina Simonet

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Victoria Foster

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Aldazier Jakiran

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Jamil Razzaque

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References

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Pacheco Pachado M, Casas AI, Elbatreek MH, Nogales C, Guney E, Espay AJ, Schmidt HHHW. Re-Addressing Dementia by Network Medicine and Mechanism-Based Molecular Endotypes. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;96(1):47-56. doi: 10.3233/JAD-230694.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37742653 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PPMI-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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