The Michael J Fox Foundation, and a consortium of Parkinson's disease advocacy groups - "The Advancing Parkinson's Therapy (APT) coalition," has announced the results of a major Harris poll that reveals the following information:

- Only one percent of people with Parkinson's are currently participating in clinical research.

- A recent national survey confirms that the majority of physicians who treat Parkinson's disease do not refer their patients to clinical trials.

- Patients and physicians surveyed said they are dissatisfied with the amount of information available about Parkinson's clinical trials.

- Michael J. Fox Foundation and the APT launched PDtrials to help fill in the information gap and empower physicians, patients and caregivers to consider their options as it relates to Parkinson's research and clinical trials.

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