February 2023; 13 (1) RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen Access
Enrollment of Participants From Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups
A Comparative Assessment of the STEADY-PD III and SURE-PD3 Trials
View ORCID ProfileDaniel G. Di Luca, View ORCID ProfileEric A. Macklin, Karen Hodgeman, Gisel Lopez, Lindsay Pothier, Katherine F. Callahan, Jill Lowell, James Chan, Aleksandar Videnovic, Codrin Lungu, Anthony E. Lang, View ORCID ProfileIrene Litvan, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Tatyana Simuni
First published January 18, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200113
Daniel G. Di Luca
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Eric A. Macklin
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Karen Hodgeman
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Gisel Lopez
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Lindsay Pothier
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Katherine F. Callahan
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Jill Lowell
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
James Chan
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Aleksandar Videnovic
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Codrin Lungu
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Anthony E. Lang
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Irene Litvan
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Michael A. Schwarzschild
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Tatyana Simuni
Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease (DGDL, AEL), Movement Disorders Clinic, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Institute of Health Policy (DGDL), Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Center (EAM, JC), Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School (EAM, AV, MAS), Boston, MA; University of Rochester Medical Center (KH, JL), NY; Department of Neurology (GL, LP, KFC, AV, MAS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Division of Clinical Research (CL), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; University of California San Diego (IL), CA; and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (TS), Chicago, IL.
Enrollment of Participants From Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups
A Comparative Assessment of the STEADY-PD III and SURE-PD3 Trials
Daniel G. Di Luca, Eric A. Macklin, Karen Hodgeman, Gisel Lopez, Lindsay Pothier, Katherine F. Callahan, Jill Lowell, James Chan, Aleksandar Videnovic, Codrin Lungu, Anthony E. Lang, Irene Litvan, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Tatyana Simuni
Neurol Clin Pract Feb 2023, 13 (1) e200113; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200113
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