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CompletedNCT00824889Updated Aug 29, 2014

Exploratory Study of Natural Killer Cells in Human Skin

An interventional study of Biopsy and sample of blood and Biopsy and sample of blood in Atopic Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis and Psoriasis, sponsored by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-08-29.

Sponsored by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · Not applicable and Interventional

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Natural Killer (NK) cells play a unique role during innate immune responses as they are able to recognize and eliminate, without specific sensitization, tumors, microbe-infected cells as well as allogeneic cells.In a first time, we will characterize the tissue distribution, the phenotype and the effector functions of NK cells present in the human healthy skin.

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Then, we will define whether these parameters are qualitatively/ quantitatively modified in the following skin pathologies: a) atopic dermatitis; b) contact dermatitis; c) psoriasis ; d) lichen planus ; e) GVH (graft versus host disease) ; (f) melanoma.

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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Psoriasis
  • Lichen Planus
  • Graft Versus Host Disease
  • Melanoma
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In context

Psoriasis

1,899 studies on the registry are indexed under Psoriasis; 233 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 70 across 1,447 interventional studies indexed under Psoriasis.

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Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille is the lead sponsor of 686 studies on the registry; 148 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Consent obtained after healthy donor or patient information.
  • Patients suffering from one of the following diseases: a) atopic dermatitis ; b) contact dermatitis; c) psoriasis ; d) lichen planus ; e) GVH ; f) melanoma.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age below 18,
  • pregnant or breastfeeding women,
  • persons under guardianship, persons without social security, prisoners, persons hospitalized without consent on the basis of French laws L. 3212-1 et L. 3213-1. Patients affected by HIV infection, AIDS, Hepatitis A, B or C infection.
  • Neutropenia \<1000/mm3.
  • Thrombopenia \<50 000/mm3.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    1

    Healthy volunteer

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    2

    atopic dermatitis patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    3

    contact dermatitis patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    4

    psoriasis patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    5

    lichen planus patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    6

    GVH patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

  • Other
    7

    melanoma patient

    Other: Biopsy and sample of blood

Interventions

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

  • OtherBiopsy and sample of blood

    Biopsy and sample of blood

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. In a first time, we will characterize the tissue distribution, the phenotype and the effector functions of NK cells present in the human healthy skin.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. To determine whether the eventual modifications detected in skin pathologies are correlated to qualitative/ quantitative alterations of NK cell subsets present in the peripheral blood.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Service de Dermatologie- Hopital Sainte Marguerite
    Marseille, 13385, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 29, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00824889
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2009
Start date
Feb 2009
Primary completion
Nov 2011
Completion
Nov 2011
Last update
Aug 29, 2014

Study contacts

Caroline Gaudy-Marqueste, MD
principal investigator · Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Marseille

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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