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NCT Number: NCT03932279

Characterization of the Microbiome in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma

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.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Alan Zhou, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dermatology CTU

CONTACT

[email protected]

312-503-5944

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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).

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Bacterial diversity index

    Time frame: 3 months

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

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Dermatology CTU

CONTACT

[email protected]

312-503-5944

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Apr 30, 2019
Registry last updated
May 1, 2026

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