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Survey of the Facial Bacteriome

NCT04180748 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2021-03-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The microbiome can affect skin health from the gut-skin axis, from environmental exposure, and topical treatments. Decreasing biodiversity of skin microbiota has been linked to inflammatory conditions, allergies, and skin health.

This cross sectional study will be used to survey healthy volunteers and measure the density and diversity of skin flora of varying skin types. The aim of this study is to identify associations between the skin flora and characteristics of healthy skin types.

Conditions

  • Understanding Skin Health and the Microbiome
  • Microbial Colonization

Interventions

OTHER

fluorescence imaging with 405nm light

Each group will have images taken with an Health Canada approved device to capture images under white light and 405nm fluorescence with an mCherry filter. These images will not be used for diagnostics and will be analyzed for features which correlate to identified microbes from 16S RNA analysis and traditional microbiological technique. Groups are self identified by participants in order to capture a diverse population.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-25
Primary Completion
2021-03-20
Completion
2021-03-20

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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