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Dear participant,

I hope you are well. Thank you very much for taking part in the RAPSODI/PD Frontline  Study. I am reaching out to you today, as we are recruiting participants for an in-person study with us at University College London Hospital.

It’s an MRI study based at University College Hospital investigating small bowel motility in Parkinson’s Disease. During your visit, we will complete a few short questionnaires and a short motor examination. You will then have your first MRI scan which will take a maximum of 15 minutes. You will then drink some liquid slowly over an hour before your second scan. This drink contains mannitol, a sugar that is not absorbed by the small bowel. Although this does not taste particularly pleasant, it is a safe medicine and will help us to visualise the small intestine during your scan. You will be then scanned again for around 15 minutes.

As the scans take place early in the morning (around 8-9am), we can cover for an overnight stay at a nearby hotel if the journey to London would be too long in the morning, as well as travel costs. You would be asked not to take any Parkinson’s meds in the morning, and to come on an empty stomach (i.e. only water in the morning).

This study is suitable for participants with no contraindications for MRI scans (i.e. no metal in their body), with or without Parkinson’s, who are either not on Levodopa or on 4 or less doses per day. Please find the Information Sheet attached here.

Does this sound like something you might be interested in?

I appreciate this is a lot of information, so please do take your time to read through this and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! I would be more than happy to schedule in a phone call to answer any questions you might have.

Best wishes,

The RAPSODI Team