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NCT04170244

Skin Microbial Ecology in Atopic Dermatitis

Sponsor: University of Rochester

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Everybody's skin has bacteria that normally lives on it. Previous research has shown that people with eczema (or atopic dermatitis \[AD\]) have much higher concentrations of a certain bacteria (S. aureus), especially when their disease is active but little is known about the role that this bacteria plays in psoriasis (i.e. disease severity, biomarkers and skin barrier function). The overarching purpose of this longitudinal study is to understand how the abundance of skin S. aureus (and several commensal bacteria) change as a consequence of standard of care treatment in the URMC dermatology clinics. Other assays and biospecimens will also be collected to address a number of questions.

Official title: Longitudinal "Real-World" Changes in Skin Microbial Ecology in Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and Psoriasis (PS) Patients

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

13 Years - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

240

Start Date

2019-04-17

Completion Date

2027-04-01

Last Updated

2025-06-05

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

OTHER

AD subject visit sampling procedures

Skin swabs for microbial analysis, Tape stripping and transepidermal water loss measurements (TEWL) with tape stripping (all patients) to assess skin barrier function, blood serum (adults \& optional for adolescents), and optional biopsy (adults only)

OTHER

PS subject visit sampling procedures

Skin swabs for microbial analysis, Tape stripping and transepidermal water loss measurements (TEWL) with tape stripping (all patients) to assess skin barrier function, and blood serum (optional for all PS subjects)

OTHER

Healthy control visit sampling procedures

Skin swabs for microbial analysis, Tape stripping and transepidermal water loss measurements (TEWL) with tape stripping (all patients) to assess skin barrier function, blood serum (adults \& optional for adolescents), and optional biopsy (adults only)

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States