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Study of the Human Skin Microbiome

NCT ID: NCT00764608

Last Updated: 2015-11-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-02-28

Brief Summary

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Numerous organisms live on and in healthy human skin. This study seeks to survey the diversity of this complex ecosystem by collecting samples from approximately 1000 individuals in order to determine the type of organisms living on their skin.

Detailed Description

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Subjects age 18 and above may be included in the study. It is the goal of the study to survey multiple skin locations of humans at multiple time points. The subjects' samples will be analyzed using DNA methods in order to identify the types of microbes present on the swabs. Other substances such as proteins, RNA, and other metabolites may also be analyzed. DNA or other molecular components of the sample will be extracted. Alternately, microbes in the sample can be cultured directly. The samples will be explored using molecular analyses. The backbone of the analyses will be shotgun metagenomic sequencing and 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing. The results of these analyses will be used to identify and describe the microbiome of the skin.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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No Treatment

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects must be 18 years of age or older.
* Subjects must be able to consent for themselves.
* Must be willing to participate to a swab of the skin.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects cannot be 17 years of age or younger.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Randall Wolcott

Prinicipal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Randall Wolcott, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Locations

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Southwest Regional Wound Care Center

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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56-RW-012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id