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SPARX3: Study In Parkinson Disease od Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial

Welcome SPARX3 staff, coordinators, and PIs.

Study specific tools and resources are linked below. You will want to bookmark this page for your reference! If you have any questions, comments, or requests, please contact biosend@iu.edu or by phone phone directly at (317) 278-6158.

General questions about the study, not related to the specimens, should be directed to the SPARX3 study team. Visit the SPARX3 website

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Study Resources

Kit Request Module

Please follow the below link to access the SPARX3 Kit Request Module. This link will direct you to a REDCap database where study coordinators and staff may request kits, individual supplies, and/or labels. Please allow a total of two weeks for kit requests to be fulfilled.

Specimen Collection and Processing Form

Please use the below link to access the collection and processing form for this protocol. This form must be completed prior to shipment. We also ask that all shipments include a physical copy of the shipping manifest portion of the form.

manual of procedures

The below downloadable manual was created specifically for this study. Please feel free to explore the manual through the hyperlinked ‘Table of Contents’. Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to biosend@iu.edu for further clarification.

Training slides

These slides correspond to the BioSEND SPARX3 protocol training. Training is available upon request by contacting biosend@iu.edu.

Sample Shipping

BioSEND can receive samples Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Frozen samples should be shipped M-W. Ambient samples may be shipped on Th.

Site Listing

  • Boston University (Charles River Campus)
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Emory University
  • Iowa State University
  • Kent State University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester
  • New York University Langone Health
  • Northwestern University
  • Ohio Health
  • Oregon Health & Science University
  • Rush University Medical Center
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • University of Alberta
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado, Denver
  • University of Florida
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas Medical Branch
  • University of Texas San Antonio
  • University of Utah
  • University of Virginia
  • Washington University St. Louis
  • Wildred Laurier University of Canada