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Greg: I have volunteered for the GM1 ganglioside clinical study. I have not yet received a decision but they have just received my medical records from my neurologist. Participants will be required. You must be between 35-85 years old and diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease, having mild to moderate symptoms and have not had surgery related to Parkinson's disease. You will be required to take an injection of GM1 ganglioside under the skin twice a day. You will have to go to Philadelphia for 2 baseline evaluations in the beginning of the study and return once every 6 weeks for the first six months. In the next phase of the study you can receive GM1 for up to two years. The office visits are required every six months for this phase of the study. There is no cost to participate in the study. However, you will be responsible for all travel and lodging expenses. The study also requires you to have brain imaging scans performed. The SPECT scan is similar to a MRI except except that the head only enters the machine. Let me know if you have any further questions. Joe. Greg Sterling wrote: > Has anyone volunteered for the gangliodide GM1 study at Thomas > Jefferson-Philadelphia? If so, have you received an initial phone > call yet? Do you have any details on it? Like how many visits to > hospital, any cost to patient, stipend, will they help with travel, > etc.?I understand they are flooded with PWP's wanting to > participate. Greg47/35/35