Actively Recruiting

Age: 18Years - 89Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT03577327

The Gut and Skin Microbiome in Vitiligo Disease Progression

Led by Northwestern University · Updated on 2025-05-06

100

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

339 weeks

Total Duration

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What this Trial Is About

Investigators plan to perform a pilot study that aims to characterize the microbiome of human vitiligo patients with both active and stable disease and compare this to the microbiome of age and sex matched controls. The investigators aim to answer the question whether the gut and skin microbiome of patients with vitiligo differs from the general population.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

The Gut and Skin Microbiome in Vitiligo Disease Progression

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 89Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patients with and/or without vitiligo lesional expansion over the past year.
  • Age/sex-matched controls who do not have a diagnosis of vitiligo
  • Subjects who are age 18-89 years of age at time of enrollment
  • Subjects who are able and willing to give informed consent for this study and the Dermatology Tissue Acquisition and Biorepository (STU00009443)
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Subjects who are younger than 18 years of age or 90 years of age or older
  • Subjects who are unable to give consent

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

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Research Team

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Dermatology CTU

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

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Primary Purpose

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Number of Arms

2

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