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Effects of Allergic Rhinitis on the Nasal/Sinus Microbiome

NCT01461200 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-03-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if the bacteria present in the nose or sinuses of people with seasonal allergies changes during their allergy season. Another purpose of this study is to see if the bacteria present in the nose and sinuses of non-allergic people are the same as allergic people before the allergy season and if it changes during the season. Many bacteria are difficult to grow in the laboratory so the investigators are using analysis of DNA (the genetic material in cells) of the bacteria in the nose and sinus to find them. The investigators will be testing DNA of the bacteria only and not of the human subjects taking part in this study. This research is being done to help us understand how allergy affects bacteria in the nose and sinuses.

Conditions

  • Allergic Rhinitis

Interventions

OTHER

Swab of vestibule and middle meatus of nose

Swabs of vestibule and middle meatus of nose will be taken prior to and during the grass/tree allergy season

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Naclerio, MD · University of Chicago

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

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