Clincal Research

Clinical research is vital to any area of medicine, and the PCO invests great time and energy to remain on the cutting edge of clinical research projects. The goal of clinical research is to better understand how disease affects the human body, and how medications and other therapies relieve the burden of the disease. Of course, with Parkinson’s disease the ultimate goal is to find a cure, but the PCO is also working in many other areas of research.

Research involving people with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders is the only way we can evaluate the effectiveness of new medications. It also gives a window into the basic mechanisms of the disease by carefully measuring how the disease affects the brain’s chemicals, the ability of the body to process medications, and the way the body’s movements are disturbed by Parkinson’s. Research also teaches how to better care for the caregivers, and how health care professionals can better relate to their patients. All these things and more are done on a daily basis at the PCO.

Current Studies

Faculty

Current clinical research faculty:
John Nutt MD
John Hammerstad MD
Julie Carter NP
Fay Horak PhD
Penelope Hogarth MD
Matthew Brodsky MD
Kathrine Chung MD
Jeff Kraakevik MD

Current Collaborators at OHSU
Lynn Shinto, ND
Joseph Quinn MD
Jau-Shin Lou MD

Research support staff

Our research coordinators and support staff are excellent at making your participation in research studies as easy as possible. They also serve as contacts for questions before, during, and after the research study.

Our research coordinators are:
Pamela Andrews, phone 503 494-0965
Megan Murray, phone 503 418-4387
April Wilson, phone 503 494-1769
Susan Loehner, RN (DBS studies), phone 503 494-7950

For general inquiries about research opportunities, please call 503 494-7230.

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		Clincal Research Clinical research is vital to any area of medicine, and the PCO invests great time and energy to remain on the cutting edge of clinical research projects. The goal of clinical research is to better understand how disease affects the human body, and how medications and other therapies relieve the burden of the disease. Of course, with Parkinson’s disease the ultimate goal is to find a cure, but the PCO is also working in many other areas of research. Research involving people with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders is the only way we can evaluate the effectiveness of new medications. It also gives a window into the basic mechanisms of the disease by carefully measuring how the disease affects the brain’s chemicals, the ability of the body to process medications, and the way the body’s movements are disturbed by Parkinson’s. Research also teaches how to better care for the caregivers, and how health care professionals can better relate to their patients. All these things and more are done on a daily basis at the PCO. Current Studies Faculty Current clinical research faculty: John Nutt MD John Hammerstad MD Julie Carter NP Fay Horak PhD Penelope Hogarth MD Matthew Brodsky MD Kathrine Chung MD Jeff Kraakevik MD Current Collaborators at OHSU Lynn Shinto, ND Joseph Quinn MD Jau-Shin Lou MD Research support staff Our research coordinators and support staff are excellent at making your participation in research studies as easy as possible. They also serve as contacts for questions before, during, and after the research study. Our research coordinators are: Pamela Andrews, phone 503 494-0965 Megan Murray, phone 503 418-4387 April Wilson, phone 503 494-1769 Susan Loehner, RN (DBS studies), phone 503 494-7950 For general inquiries about research opportunities, please call 503 494-7230. Recent publications connect to pub med search for all PCO faculty-WORKING ON THIS

		Updated May 29, 2008 by OHSU’s Parkinson Center of Oregon phone: 503 494-7231, fax: 503 494-9059