Optimization of Collection Methods for Studies of the Human Microbiota
Background:
The human microbiota is the bacteria and other microbes found in and on the human body. Scientists study the microbiota because it is related to many health conditions. The way samples are collected and handled can greatly affect microbiota study findings. Researchers want to learn more about how collection methods affect these studies.
Objectives:
To compare different oral and fecal collection methods. To test the effect of new methods to get DNA out of these samples.
Eligibility:
Adults ages 18 and older who are National Cancer Institute employees and have not taken antibiotics in the past 3 months
Design:
Participants will discuss the study with researchers.
Participants will give an oral or fecal sample or both.
For the oral sample, participants will be told what not to do beforehand. This includes chewing gum and smoking. Participants will spit saliva into a tube. Then they will get mouthwash in a vial. They will swish and gargle the mouthwash for 30 seconds then spit it back in the vial.
Participants giving a fecal sample will get a collection kit. They can collect the sample at home or elsewhere. Participants will have a bowel movement into the collection container. They will smear some of it on a card with a stick and put the rest in 2 tubes. They will mix the feces with the solution in the tubes. Participants will write the date and time of collection on the instructions and return the sample within 24 hours.
Participants providing both samples could have 3 study visits: 1 to give an oral sample, 1 to get the fecal sample collection kit, and 1 to return that sample.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Undersøgelsestype
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Maryland
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Rockville, Maryland, Forenede Stater, 20850
- NIH NCI Shady Grove
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
- ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- Adults who work at the NCI, either in Shady Grove or in the Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
- Willing to provide oral and/or fecal samples.
- At least 18 years of age or older
- Not taken antibiotics anytime in the past 3 months
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorte |
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General Individuals
Any adult working at the NCI who has not used antibiotics in the past 3 months.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Oral and/or fecal microbiota
Tidsramme: 1 month
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relative abundance and phylogenetic diversity of their oral and/or fecal microbiota
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1 month
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Emily J Vogtmann, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 999919013
- 19-C-N013
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