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Skin Microbial Ecology in Atopic Dermatitis
Sponsor: University of Rochester
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
Conditions
Interventions
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)
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)
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