Sample Collection From Healthy Volunteers for Assay Optimization

Part of paid clinical trials in Bethesda, Maryland.

Sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Study ID
NCT03538600
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
3 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Study Details

Background: The Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB) works with other labs at the National Institutes of Health. They study how parts of living things come together to make a whole. LISB designs and improves research tests on human samples like blood and cells. In order to do its work, LISB needs to have a lot of these samples available. Objective: To collect biological specimens to use for designing and improving research tests. Specimens include blood, stool, saliva, and skin/mucosal swabs. Eligibility: Healthy people ages 3-80 Design: Participants will be screened with an interview about their general health and their medical history. They will have a physical exam and blood tests. If the results of the screening are normal, participants will be asked to give one or more of these samples: Blood will be drawn from an arm vein with a needle and syringe. Mucus and skin will be collected by rubbing the area with a cotton swab. The areas may include the top of the tongue, inside the cheek, nostrils, behind the ear, elbow pit, or vagina. Participants will spit into a tube to collect saliva. Participants will pass stool into a plastic container that fits in the toilet under the seat. They will get sampling kits and instructions. Over the next 5 years, if more samples are needed, participants will be contacted to set up another visit to the NIH. These visits will each take about 1 hour. About every 2 years, when participants come to NIH for a visit, extra blood will be collected. It will be tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 28, 2018
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2043
Completion
Jun 30, 2043

Study Design

Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Healthy Volunteers
    healthy volunteers

Primary Outcome Measure

The purpose of this study is to collect biological specimens (blood, stool, saliva, skin/mucosal swabs, and/or skin punch biopsy specimens) for the development and optimization of scientific assays, and to use as control samples for research tes... [ Time Frame: Throughout the study. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterBethesdaMaryland20892
For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)
[email protected]
800-411-1222

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