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Condition (MeSH)

Parkinsonian Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,680 trials for Parkinsonian Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 64.

MeSH D020734 Nervous System Diseases C10
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Phase 1 Phase 1 390 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 105 Phase 2 Phase 2 481 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 55 Phase 3 Phase 3 243 Phase 4 Phase 4 186 Not applicable Not applicable 2,057 Observational Observational 1,154 Phase 1 Phase 1 390 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 105 Phase 2 Phase 2 481 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 55 Phase 3 Phase 3 243 Phase 4 Phase 4 186 Not applicable Not applicable 2,057 Observational Observational 1,154

Trials per phase (log scale)

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213 of the 4,680 trials are tagged with Parkinsonian Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Parkinsonian Disorders trials start? (37)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 11 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Other (Unknown)

Top of scale: 350

1990: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1991: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1992: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1) 1993: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1994: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1995: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1996: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 1997: 6 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 1998: 10 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 1999: 8 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3) 2000: 19 trials (Observational 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 3) 2001: 17 trials (Observational 6, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 3) 2002: 31 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 44 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2004: 58 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 15, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2005: 55 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2006: 100 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2007: 99 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2008: 81 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 9) 2009: 130 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 23, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 20) 2010: 111 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 27, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 10) 2011: 126 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 14) 2012: 128 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2013: 161 trials (Observational 52, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 16) 2014: 172 trials (Observational 34, Not applicable 84, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 25) 2015: 198 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 96, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 16) 2016: 195 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 95, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 13) 2017: 208 trials (Observational 53, Not applicable 94, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 17) 2018: 238 trials (Observational 55, Not applicable 111, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 26, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 22) 2019: 298 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 149, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 24, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 29) 2020: 256 trials (Observational 63, Not applicable 133, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 22) 2021: 350 trials (Other 1, Observational 91, Not applicable 194, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 18) 2022: 295 trials (Observational 80, Not applicable 156, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 21) 2023: 321 trials (Observational 92, Not applicable 173, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 19) 2024: 305 trials (Observational 74, Not applicable 177, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 23) 2025: 318 trials (Observational 80, Not applicable 172, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 23)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 299
2025 318
2024 305
2023 321
2022 295
2021 350
2020 256
2019 298
2018 238
2017 208

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 350 trials starting in 2026 and about 330 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 475 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 21 months across 2,681 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Parkinsonian Disorders trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 390
Phase 1/2 105
Phase 2 481
Phase 2/3 55
Phase 3 243
Phase 4 186
Not applicable 2,057
Observational 1,154
Expanded access 8
Unknown 1

How many Parkinsonian Disorders trials are recruiting? (12)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 216
Recruiting 653
Enrolling by invitation 84
Active, not recruiting 156
Available 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Parkinsonian Disorders trials? (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 64
Bial - Portela C S.A. 56
Boehringer Ingelheim 42
VA Office of Research and Development 42
AbbVie 30

Which drugs are being tested for Parkinsonian Disorders? (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Levodopa 49
BIA 9-1067 40
KW-6500 31
Istradefylline 19
Safinamide 17

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Group R Rasagiline 48
Rotigotine TTS (Test) 39
Pramipexole ER 35
Exercise 34
Control (placebo) group 23

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Parkinsonian Disorders trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Overnight hospitalization 334 1
Parkinson's disease 237 37
Fall 231 69
Pneumonia 231 81
Syncope 139 52

Which publications cover Parkinsonian Disorders? (199)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (3)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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