If you are a person living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), reside in the United States, and have ever used levodopa (Sinemet) mixed into a liquid, WE MOVE wants to hear from you!
 
WE MOVE has been contracted to conduct a series of focus groups to discuss how and why people living with Parkinson’s disease utilize liquid levodopa. These discussions will be conducted via telephone conference call on these dates and times:
 
Monday, June 28, 2004           Noon, EDT
Tuesday, June 29, 2004          Noon, EDT
Wednesday, July 7, 2004        Noon EDT
 
The number of participants in each call will be limited to 5 and you can call in (at no charge) from anywhere in the United States. The call will be moderated by WE MOVE staff and your identity will be protected … we will use only first names on the call. 
 
To qualify for participation in this discussion, you must be able to answer “yes” to the following five questions:
1.      Are you over the age of 18 years?
2.      Have you had PD for five years or more?
3.      Do you take medication to treat your PD?
4.      Have you ever tried to take your levodopa in a liquid form?  For example, have you mashed up a pill and mixed it with a liquid or taken any other form of liquid levodopa?
5.      Are you able to speak clearly in English for the duration of the call (90 minutes)?
 
If you answered yes to these five questions and would like to participate in a focus group, please click this link and complete the Focus Group Participation Form or, if your email program does not support links, you can connect to this form by typing http://www.wemove.org//bulletin/pd_focus_6_2004.html into the address window of your web browser. 

Once we receive your completed form, we will contact you via e-mail to set up a brief phone interview in advance of the actual focus group conference call.
 
Thank you in advance for your interest. If you are willing and qualified to participate, you will be making an important contribution to the development of new and effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
 
Judith Blazer, MS
Executive Director, WE MOVE
wemove@wemove.org
 
WE MOVE is a not-for-profit organization that has been educating and informing the movement disorder community for over a decade. WE MOVE believes that increased knowledge and understanding promote timely, accurate diagnosis and up-to-date treatment, resulting in a better quality of life for individuals affected by Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.