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A Repository to Study Host-Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease

Recruitingn/aAges any - anyAllNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dise…
NCT05656378 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Background: The microbiome is the bacteria and other microorganisms that live inside and on the body. The microbiome is important for our health. Researchers study how the microbiome help people stay healthy. They study how the microbiome affects the body when people get sick. To do this research, they need samples of the microbiome living on the bodies of many people. The purpose of this natural history study is to collect microbiome samples in a repository. These samples will be used for future research. Objective: To collect microbiome samples from the body that can be used for future research. Eligibility: People of any age. Only those older than 3 years will be seen at the NIH clinic. Design: Participants will fill out a questionnaire. Topics will include their medical history and foods they eat. Participants will be asked to give 1 or more of the following: Stool, urine, s

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * Aged \>0 years. Only participants \>3 years old will be seen at the NIH CC. * Willing to allow biological samples and data to be stored for future research. * Willing to provide at least one of the requested biospecimens. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * An individual who has any condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, may put them at undue risk or make them unsuitable for participation in the study will be excluded. * For additional gastrointestinal and skin biopsies only, individuals on blood thinners unless they have already been stopped for the procedure, and children aged younger than 3 years. * For additional gastrointestinal biopsies only, individuals who have a history of gastrointestinal perforation with endoscopic biopsies will be excluded from the collection of additional gastrointestinal biopsies for the repository. * For additional gastrointestinal biopsies only, healthy children (\<18 years old). * For skin biopsies only, individuals who have a history of keloid formation. * For vaginal swabs and vaginal fluid only, individuals who have not started menses. * For breast milk only, non-lactating individuals.
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What it tests

  • Not listed
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Where

1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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