Characterization of the Microbiome in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
- Registration Number
- NCT03932279
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
Investigators plan to perform a pilot study that aims to characterize the microbiome of human cutaneous T cell lymphoma patients and compare this to the microbiome of age and sex matched controls.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
- Group 1: Patients with stage IA-IIA cutaneous T cell lymphoma
- Group 2: Patients with stage IIB and above cutaneous T cell lymphoma
- Group 3: Patients with CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorder including lymphomatoid papulosis and cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- Group 4: Patients with plaque psoriasis with BSA>5% on routine phototherapy per standard of care
- Group 5: Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis on routine bleach bath therapy per standard of care
- Group 6: Healthy individuals without the above skin conditions, similar age and sex distribution to the patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma
- All Groups: subjects who are age 18-89 years of age at time of enrollment
- All Groups: Subjects who are able and willing to give informed consent for this study and the Dermatology Tissue Acquisition and Biorepository (STU00009443).
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Exclusion Criteria
- All Groups: Subjects who are younger than 18 years of age or older than 90 years of age
- All Groups: Subjects who are unable to give consent
- Patients currently on systemic antibiotics or recent (within past 4 weeks) exposure to systemic antibiotics
- We will not recruit the following populations: adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, prisoners and other vulnerable populations.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bacterial diversity index 3 months Diversity analysis of microbiome samples (measured by number of bacteria species/sample)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northwestern University
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States