A US Study That Observes How Parkinson's Disease Changes Over Time in Patients Who Still Have Movement Symptoms Despite Taking Parkinson's Medications

A Natural History Study of Treated Parkinson's Disease Patients Experiencing Motor Complications

This is an observational study in which data are collected and studied from Parkinson's disease patients who have movement symptoms despite taking standard Parkinson's medications. In observational studies, observations are made without any changes to the participant's healthcare or treatment plan. No investigational product will be administered in this study, as participants will be treated with the standard of care that medical experts currently consider most appropriate.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a condition that affects the brain and causes problems with movement and other body functions. The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can worsen over time. People with Parkinson's disease may experience shaking (tremor), slow movements, stiff muscles, trouble walking, and problems with balance. They can also have other symptoms, such as difficulty thinking clearly, changes in mood, or difficulty sleeping. Parkinson's disease mostly affects older adults, but it can happen to younger people too. There is no cure, but treatments can help manage the symptoms and improve quality of life.

While doctors and researchers know that Parkinson's disease affects people in different ways and can worsen over time, there are still many things they don't fully understand-especially for people who experience movement symptoms despite taking their usual Parkinson's medicines. Earlier studies did not follow these patients long enough or collect all the important information needed. This study is being done to fill those gaps.

The main purpose of this study is to better understand how Parkinson's disease changes over time in patients who experience movement symptoms while taking standard oral Parkinson's medications, what challenges patients and their care partners face, and how their treatments are working in real life. To do this, researchers will collect data on:

• Sociodemographics (e.g. age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance provider).
• Medical history and vital signs (e.g. comorbidities, family history of Parkinson's, height, weight, blood pressure).
• Medications and treatments (e.g. Parkinson's and non-Parkinson's medications and other treatments, rehabilitation therapy sessions, use of mobility assistance devices).
• Movement symptoms (e.g. tremor, slow movement, balance).
• Non-movement symptoms (e.g. cognition, mood, sleep, activities of daily living).
• Molecular data (e.g. genetics, α-synuclein).
• Burden of care (e.g. economic cost).

Data will come from questionnaires or rating scales conducted by the doctor with the patient during study visits, diaries and logs completed by the patient, medical records, health insurance claims records, blood samples and skin biopsies, a digital device that records movement/non-movement symptoms, and questionnaires completed by the care partner.

Data will be collected from December 2025 to December 2032. Each participant may be followed for up to 5 years.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Standard of Care

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 300

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Bayer Clinical Trials Contact; Phone Number: (+)1-888-84 22937; Email: clinical-trials-contact@bayer.com

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI)-Phoenix
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85721
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Arizona Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI)-Tucson
  • California
    • Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92708
      • Recruiting
      • The Parkinson's & Movement Disorder Institute
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
      • Recruiting
      • Keck School of Medicine
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
      • Not yet recruiting
      • AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of South Florida
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30310
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Morehouse Healthcare
    • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
  • Illinois
    • Winfield, Illinois, United States, 60190
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Northwestern Memorial HealthCare at Central DuPage Hospital
  • Maryland
    • Olney, Maryland, United States, 20832
      • Not yet recruiting
      • MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Boston Medical Center
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Michigan
  • New Jersey
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Northwell Health
    • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Stony Brook University
    • Williamsville, New York, United States, 14221
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Buffalo
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Cleveland Clinic
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Thomas Jefferson University
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Baylor College of Medicine
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Utah
    • Murray, Utah, United States, 84107
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Intermountain Health
  • Vermont
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05402
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Vermont
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22903
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Virginia
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23510
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Sentara Neurology Specialists
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
      • Not yet recruiting
      • VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with Parkinson's disease experiencing motor complications while on antiparkinsonian medications

Description

Inclusion Criteria for Patient:

• Individual of any sex ≥45 to ≤75 years of age at informed consent (at least 30% ≤60 years of age).
• Diagnosis of clinically established Parkinson's disease (PD) as defined by the Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for PD ≥4 and <12 years from time of PD diagnosis at informed consent.
• Modified H&Y stage II-III in the practically defined OFF-medication state (≥12 hours from last dose of antiparkinsonian medications).
• Score of ≥30 on MDS-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part III in the OFF-medication state.
• Presence of motor fluctuations with ≥1 hour of absolute time in the OFF state per day as assessed by clinician/patient at screening.
• Receiving stable antiparkinsonian medication regimen for ≥4 weeks prior to screening with a levodopa daily dose ≥300 mg or a dosing frequency of ≥3 times per day.
• Responsiveness to levodopa as determined by change in the following measures from the practically defined OFF state to ON state after taking typical first-daily dose of PD-medications: i. any degree of improvement (≥0.5 point) in modified H&Y stage OR. ii. ≥30% improvement in MDS-UPDRS part III score.
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of ≥24.
• Agree to participate and provide signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria for Patient:

• Known history or presence of conditions that may provide an alternative to a PD diagnosis including but not limited to: multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, striatonigral degeneration, corticobasal syndrome/degeneration, vascular Parkinsonism, drug-induced Parkinsonism, essential tremor, diffuse Lewy body disease, Lewy body dementia, Huntington's disease, Wilson's disease, Fahr's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumor, trauma, and infection.
• Known history or presence of significant vascular and/or cardiovascular disease limited to: stroke, transient ischemic attacks, poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes, unstable angina pectoris, or unstable myocardial infarction.
• Known history or presence of significant psychosis or impulse control disorder, or untreated or sub optimally treated depression.
• Known history or presence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, syphilis, or tuberculosis.
• Current or previously active malignant disease within the past 5 years, except definitively treated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, or in situ uterine cervical carcinoma.
• Currently pregnant, nursing, lactating, breastfeeding, or plan to be during study duration.
• Known history or current use of percutaneous levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel, subcutaneous levodopa, or apomorphine pump.
• Prior history of brain surgery, including but not limited to: deep brain stimulation (DBS), pallidotomy, focused ultrasound thalamotomy, or other experimental neurosurgical procedure.
• Known history or current participation in cell or gene therapy procedures.
• Current participation in any interventional clinical trial.

Inclusion Criteria for Care Partner:

• ≥18 years of age at informed consent.
• Identified by the PD patient as their primary care partner.
• Agree to participate and the ability to provide signed informed consent independently, without the need for a legal representative.

Exclusion Criteria for Care Partner:

• Not applicable.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Parkinson's Disease Cohort; A single cohort of patients with Parkinson's disease experiencing motor complications while receiving standard-of-care oral therapies. The care partner of the patient may also participate in the study.	Other: Standard of Care; Follow clinical practice/administration. No investigational products will be administered in this study. Patients will be treated in accordance with standard of care as determined by their clinician.
Care Partners Cohort; The care partner of the patient may also participate in the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Descriptive summary of motor outcomes among Parkinson's disease patients treated with oral antiparkinsonian medications who experience motor complications.	This outcome will be assessed using Parkinson's disease (PD) Motor (Hauser) Diary, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Parts II-IV (each part has several items scored from 0-normal to 4-severe; with higher scores indicating greater impairment), modified Hoehn & Yahr (stages Parkinson's disease severity from 1 [unilateral involvement only] to 5 [wheelchair-bound or bedridden unless aided]), Universal Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) (items scored from 0-none to 4-severe; higher scores indicate more severe dyskinesia), medical records, and digital health technology.	From baseline up to 5 years
Descriptive summary of non-motor outcomes among Parkinson's disease patients treated with oral antiparkinsonian medications who experience motor complications.	This outcome will be assessed using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA, score 0-30, higher = better cognition), MDS-UPDRS I (4-point scale, higher = greater impairment), modified Schwab & England Activities of Daily Living (0-100%, higher = greater independence), MDS Non-Motor Rating Scale (MDS-NMS, 4-point scale, higher = more severe non-motor symptoms), Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39, 0-100 scale, higher = worse quality of life), Parkinson's Disease Health Index (PD-HI, higher = worse health status), Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale 2 (PDSS-2, 4-point scale, higher = more severe sleep problems), Clinical Global Impressions Severity (CGI-S, 7-point scale, higher = greater severity of illness), Patient Global Impression Severity (PGI-S, 7-point scale, higher = greater severity), EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L, 5 dimensions, 5 levels, plus visual analogue scale (VAS) 0-100 [100=best imaginable health]), medical records, and digital health technology.	From baseline up to 5 years
Descriptive summary of Parkinson's medications and treatments received	This outcome will be assessed by the logs (Parkinson's medications, Parkinson's advanced therapies, rehabilitation therapies & mobility assistance devices) completed by the patient, medical records, and health insurance claims records.	From baseline up to 5 years
Descriptive summary on the burden of care - psychological dimension	This outcome will be assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), a 22-item questionnaire scored 0-88 (higher scores indicate greater burden).	From baseline up to 5 years
Descriptive summary on the burden of care - economic dimension	This outcome will be assessed using the Caregiver Indirect and Informal Care Cost Assessment Questionnaire (CIIQ), which includes 13 questions on work status, productivity, and informal care costs.	From baseline up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bayer

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 21, 2032
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2033

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): January 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 18, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 15, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Parkinson's disease; Digital health technology; MDS-UPDRS; Natural history study; Care partner; Biological samples; PD Motor (Hauser) Diary; Electronic health/medical records; Administrative claims data
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Synucleinopathies; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Movement Disorders; Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Quality of Health Care; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Standard of Care
• Other Study ID Numbers: 23021

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

IPD Plan Description

Currently, there is no established plan for the sharing of Individual Patient Data (IPD) from this study. The availability of this study's data will later be determined according to Bayer's commitment to the EFPIA/PhRMA 'Principles for responsible clinical trial data sharing.' This pertains to the scope, timepoint, and process of data access.

As such, Bayer commits to considering requests from qualified researchers for patient- / study-level clinical trial data, and documents from clinical trials involving medicines and indications approved in the US and EU. However, this commitment does not reflect an active IPD sharing plan. This applies to data on new medicines and indications that have been approved by the EU and US regulatory agencies on or after January 01, 2014.

Researchers can use www.vivli.org to request access to IPD and documents from clinical studies to conduct research. Information on Bayer's criteria for listing studies is provided in the member section of the portal.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No