Collection of Saliva and/ or Peripheral Blood From Healthy Volunteers for Research

Background:

- Researchers often collect samples from healthy volunteers to further their research. These samples can help better understand serious side effects and complications of transplant treatments in patients. This study will collect saliva samples from healthy volunteers.

Objectives:

- To collect saliva and blood samples from healthy volunteers for research studies.

Eligibility:

- Healthy men ages 30-70 years for Phase I of the study.

Design:

• Participants will be screened with a medical history questionnaire. They will also have a brief oral exam to check for any mouth infection.
• Participants will provide a saliva sample. The collection process will take about 5 minutes.
• No treatment will be given as part of this study.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Volunteer; Graft vs Host Disease; Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Detailed Description

Background:

• Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a severe immunological complication that occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although oral cGVHD occurs in >25% of cGVHD patients and leads to decreased quality of life, its etiology is poorly understood.
• The primary objective of the present protocol is to enroll normal volunteers who will contribute a saliva and/or blood sample in order to compare its characteristics with those of patients with and without chronic GVHD after allogeneic HSCT. The normal control saliva and blood samples will provide a standard of comparison for patient saliva and blood samples from ongoing NCI cGVHD related protocols.

Objective:

-To collect approximately 5 ml of saliva and/or 18 cc peripheral blood from healthy volunteers as needed to support research activities.

Eligibility:

• Healthy individuals (including employees) all racial/ethnic groups, aged 18 years or older.
• Volunteers must be willing to undergo saliva and peripheral blood collection.
• No active illnesses, immunodeficiency, history of opportunistic infection, autoimmune disease, immunosuppressive medications or prior organ, bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant.
• Ability of subject to understand and provide written informed consent.
• Phase I of the study will be restricted to males, age 30-70 years

Design:

• Healthy volunteers will be offered the opportunity to participate in this protocol.
• A basic clinical dental assessment will be done.
• Saliva samples will be collected from the consenting subject.
• Peripheral blood samples may be collected from the consenting subject at the same visit.
• Protein assays will be performed on the collected saliva and blood samples.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 29

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
      • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy volunteers from the local community.

Description

• INCLUSION CRITERIA:
• Healthy individuals (including employees) and other healthy volunteers from all racial/ethnic groups
• Age 18 years and older, with possible restriction for age-matching to patient samples.
• Ability of subject to understand and provide written informed consent
• Subjects must participate fully and be willing to comply with the procedures of the protocol
• Phase I of the study will be restricted to males, age 30-70 years.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

• Active systemic illnesses, immunodeficiency, history of opportunistic infection, autoimmune disease, immunosuppressive medications
• Prior organ, bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant
• Acute dental infection

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Cohort 1; Healthy volunteers.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Collect saliva and peripheral blood	Sample analysis for research.	End of specimen collection

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Mays JW, Fassil H, Edwards DA, Pavletic SZ, Bassim CW. Oral chronic graft-versus-host disease: current pathogenesis, therapy, and research. Oral Dis. 2013 May;19(4):327-46. doi: 10.1111/odi.12028. Epub 2012 Oct 28.
• Bassim CW, Ambatipudi KS, Mays JW, Edwards DA, Swatkoski S, Fassil H, Baird K, Gucek M, Melvin JE, Pavletic SZ. Quantitative salivary proteomic differences in oral chronic graft-versus-host disease. J Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;32(6):1390-9. doi: 10.1007/s10875-012-9738-4. Epub 2012 Jul 18.

Helpful Links

• NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 15, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 10, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): February 12, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 8, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): May 10, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 11, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 7, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Natural History; ELISA; Spectrometry; Protein Biomarkers; Proteomic Analyses
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Graft vs Host Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 130128; 13-C-0128