
Project Details
Start Date
November 2020
Status
Open to Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Dr David Breen
NDN Study Lead
Jessica Crossan
Main Research Site
Western General Hospital
PD Frontline is a remote study that offers online genetic testing for individuals with Parkinson’s disease, allowing them to be referred to relevant clinical trials and research studies if they wish.
What Happens In This Study?
PD Frontline will send you a sample collection kit to provide blood and saliva samples. You will return these by post using a provided prepaid envelope. Your samples will be used for genetic testing, including the analysis of the GBA1 gene.
Can I Join This Study?
To take part in this research study, you must also meet these 3 requirements:
- Your Diagnosis: A doctor must have confirmed that you have Parkinson’s disease.
- Your Age: You are between 18 and 90 years old.
- Your Permission: You must be able to understand what happens in the study and sign a form (called informed consent) to say you agree to join.
Study Length: 25 years
Number of appointments: 0 visits
More information on the trial can be found on the PD Frontline website.
This study will allow people to be referred into a clinical trial we are running called “Ambroxol to Slow Progression in Parkinson’s” (ASPro-PD).
To find out more about this research study, please contact:
loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot
0131 537 3804


















