U Colorado Parkinson's Disease Clinical Research

描述(由申请人提供)：科罗拉多大学运动障碍项目(UCMDP)，由医学博士Maureen A.Leeeh指导，关注来自科罗拉多州和邻近各州的帕金森氏病(PD)患者，是一家经验丰富的临床PD研究中心。该中心积极参与帕金森病研究患者的招募、评估、治疗和随访。利希博士是一位经验丰富的运动障碍专家，也是帕金森研究小组(PSG)的首席研究员，一直或目前是UCMDP多项大型协作PD临床试验的首席研究员。莎伦·卡尔弗，高级从业者RN和PSG小组调查员，一直是这些合作试验的研究协调员。通过他们与PSG的合作和他们的临床研究经验，这个研究团队在招募和保留研究患者方面取得了良好的记录。候选研究来源包括UCMDP PD诊所和患者数据库、UCMDP教育PD研讨会和落基山脉帕金森协会(PAR)。PAR是一个成熟的、独立的、资金充足的PD支持组织，为科罗拉多州和怀俄明州的PD患者和家庭提供服务和教育。总之，UCMDP的PD临床研究团队和临床研究计划能够为拟议的NIH/NINDS PD神经保护试验的开发和执行做出重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Colorado Movement Disorders Program (UCMDP), directed by Maureen A. Leehey, M.D., cares for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients from throughout Colorado and neighboring states and is an experienced clinical PD research center. This center is actively involved in recruitment, evaluation, treatment and follow-up of PD study patients. Dr. Leehey an experienced movement disorders specialist and a Parkinson's Study Group (PSG) Lead Investigator, has been or currently is the UCMDP site Principal Investigator for several large collaborative PD clinical trials. Sharon Culver, advanced practitioner RN and PSG Sub-investigator, has been/is study coordinator for these collaborative trials. Through their work with the PSG and their clinical study experience, this research team has developed an excellent record of recruitment and retention of study patients. Sources of study candidates include the UCMDP PD clinic and patient database, UCMDP Educational PD Seminars, and the Parkinson's Association of the Rockies (PAR). PAR is an established, independent, well funded PD support group that provides services and education to PD patients and families throughout Colorado and Wyoming. In summary, the PD clinical research team and clinical study program at the UCMDP is able to contribute significantly to the development and execution of the proposed NIH/NINDS PD Neuroprotection Trial.