{"id":2140,"date":"2026-03-05T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/?page_id=2140"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:52:11","slug":"current-studies-parkinsons-disease-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/current-studies-parkinsons-disease-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Studies: Parkinson’s Disease Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are currently running a range of Parkinson’s Disease research studies across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Some of our studies are also taking place in other parts of Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are interested in participating in research, you can register online<\/a> or email us: loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot<\/a>
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By taking part, you can help advance understanding, improve treatments, and shape the future of dementia care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open to Recruitment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ASPRO PD: Ambroxol for Slowing the Progression of Parkinson\u2019s Disease <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clinical trial to see if the medicine ambroxol can slow or halt Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/strong> progression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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COBALT: COmBining memantine And cholinesterase inhibitors in Lewy body dementia treatment Trial<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clinical trial to see if the medicines memantine and cholinesterase inhibitors can help improve symptoms for people with Parkinson\u2019s disease dementia<\/strong> or Dementia with Lewy Bodies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PD Frontline:<\/strong><\/a> genetic testing provision to facilitate clinical trial referral for people with Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A research study offering online genetic testing for people with Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/strong> to check if they may be suited for other Parkinson\u2019s disease trials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TOP HAT: Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson\u2019s Hallucinations Treatment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clinical trial to see if the medicine ondansetron can help people with Parkinson\u2019s disease <\/strong>who experience hallucinations. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We don’t have any studies coming up right now, but this changes all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up to our research register <\/a>to be kept up to date with upcoming Parkinson’s Disease research studies.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Other Ongoing Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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CAN-PDP: CANnabidiol for Parkinson\u2019s Disease Psychosis<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clinical trial to see if cannabidiol can help improve symptoms of hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong> Disease<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONTACT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuroprogressive & Dementia Research Network Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old Pharmacy Building
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh
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Email: loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telephone: 0131 537 3804<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ABOUT US<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NRS Neuroprogressive Disease and Dementia Network team in NHS Lothian conduct commercial and investigator led studies for: Alzheimer\u2019s disease, Parkinson\u2019s disease, Huntington\u2019s disease, Motor Neurone Disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Multiple System Atrophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are currently running a range of Parkinson’s Disease research studies across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Some of our studies are also taking place in other parts of Scotland. If you are interested in participating in research, you can register online or email us: loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot By taking part, you can help advance understanding, improve treatments, and shape the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-2140","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"marianmontanha","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/author\/marianmontanha\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"We are currently running a range of Parkinson’s Disease research studies across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Some of our studies are also taking place in other parts of Scotland. If you are interested in participating in research, you can register online or email us: loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot By taking part, you can help advance understanding, improve treatments, and shape the","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2327,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2140\/revisions\/2327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}