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Healthy Volunteers Study
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the bacterial environments and metabolites in the early detection and prediction of ovarian cancer development. Vaginal swabs and stool samples will be collected from healthy volunteers, or those without a known ovarian cancer diagnosis or genetic ovarian cancer risk. These samples will be compared to samples from participants with increased cancer risk and ovarian cancer diagnoses.
Official title: Vaginal Metabolome Healthy Volunteers Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
30 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-04-21
Completion Date
2027-05-25
Last Updated
2026-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Self-Administered Sample Collection
Participants will collect vaginal swabs and a stool sample.
Locations (1)
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States