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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
NameTimeMethod
Bacterial diversity index3 months

Diversity analysis of microbiome samples (measured by number of bacteria species/sample)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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