Recruit participants to your study
As the UK's largest Parkinson's charity, we can help you recruit for your trial by sharing your research with our supporters for free. Last year we helped over 50 research trials find participants.
We can help you find people with Parkinson's and their families, friends, and carers for your study through:
- our Research Support Network
- our Take Part Hub
- our local groups
Applying for our support is quick and simple, find out how below. We can share your research without any changes needing to be made to your ethical approval or R&D contract.
Please note: researchers seeking participants are not permitted to approach local groups or post on the discussion forum without prior approval from the Parkinson's UK research team.
For full information about what research we can support read our Research Support Policy (PDF 1.72MB)
Fill in our Participant Recruitment request form
Simply fill out our Participant Recruitment Request Form (Word, 466.1KB) and return it to [email protected] along with:
- your full ethical approval or support letter
- a patient information sheet (in PDF format)
- a consent form (in PDF format)
We aim to be in touch within 5 working days.
Please note we are currently experiencing a high volume of requests and it may take up to 8 weeks, from receiving your request and all documents, to share your research with our Research Support Network.
Feedback from researchers we've supported
Discover other ways we can support your research
We've developed a toolkit that will help you stay in touch with your participants throughout your research study, making them more likely to be involved in research again.
There are many ways we can support you to involve people with Parkinson's in a meaningful and timely way, whether you're applying for funding or conducting your research.
Get in touch
If you have any questions or are in the early stages of planning a study and would like to learn more about the support we offer, we'd love to hear from you.
Email us at [email protected].