The Acquisition of Blood and Skin Samples From Normal Volunteers to Support Research Activities on Dermatologic Diseases

NCT ID: NCT00001505

Last Updated: 2026-02-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

304 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-01-15

Brief Summary

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Background:

-This protocol is concerned with the acquisition of blood, skin, or mucosal samples from healthy volunteers or patients with selected skin diseases to support the basic science and clinical research activities of the Dermatology Branch and other intramural Laboratories and Branches at the NIH Clinical Research Center.

Objectives:

(Primary)

-To allow collection of blood, skin, or mucosal samples from healthy volunteers or patients with selected skin or systemic diseases as needed to support the research activities of our Branch and other Laboratories and Branches.

Eligibility:

* Healthy individuals (including employees and other patients) and patients with selected skin or other diseases, including individuals of both genders and all racial/ethnic groups.
* Patient volunteers must be willing to undergo blood drawing and/or skin/mucosal biopsies.

Design:

-This is dependent upon the particular investigation for which these samples are needed....

Detailed Description

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Background:

-This protocol is concerned with the acquisition of blood, skin, or mucosal samples from healthy volunteers or patients with selected skin diseases to support the basic science and clinical research activities of the Dermatology Branch and other intramural Laboratories and Branches at the NIH Clinical Research Center.

Objectives:

(Primary)

-To allow collection of blood, skin, or mucosal samples from healthy volunteers or patients with selected skin or systemic diseases as needed to support the research activities of our Branch and other Laboratories and Branches.

Eligibility:

* Healthy individuals (including employees and other patients) and patients with selected skin or other diseases, including individuals of both genders and all racial/ethnic groups.
* Patient volunteers must be willing to undergo blood drawing and/or skin/mucosal samples/monitoring.

Design:

-This is dependent upon the particular investigation for which these samples are needed.

Conditions

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Healthy Volunteer Dermatologic Diseases Systemic Diseases

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1/Single Cohort

Healthy individuals (including employees and other patients) and patients with selected skin or other diseases

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Healthy individuals (including employees and other patients), and patients with selected skin or other diseases, including individuals of both genders and all racial/ethnic groups.

Patient volunteers must be willing to undergo blood drawing and/or skin/mucosal sampling/monitoring to include non-invasive skin samples.

Exclusion Criteria

Strong family history and/or evidence of keloid formation following surgery or trauma.

Children under the age of 18 years.

Pregnant women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Heidi H Kong, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Locations

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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96-AR-0097

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

960097

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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