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CompletedNCT03242577Updated Nov 1, 2017

Micro-Technique Sampling

An observational study in Dermatitis, sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-01.

Sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Corporation · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
10
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 110 studies in Dermatitis with a site in United States — 11 open to participants now, 20 under way, 7 of them phase 3. Dermatitis · United States.

Started
2017
with 3 others
Observational
10 of 110
none open now
Registered
45th of 110
by date
Lead sponsor
3 of 110
Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Among the 110 studies in Dermatitis with a site in United States, this one is one of 4 that started in 2017, is one of 10 observational ones, and was the 45th registered.

Dermatitis

238 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis; 34 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 183 across 35 observational studies indexed under Dermatitis.

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Open to participants now

11 of the 110 studies in Dermatitis with a site in United States are open now.

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Who these studies take

Of the 23 Dermatitis studies recruiting now, 11 (48%) set no upper age limit and 9 (39%) stop at 75 or younger; 12 take children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 40 Years · female.

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Study summary

This is a single-center, exploratory comparative pilot study to identify the most appropriate method for microbial consortia sampling from the skin.

Ten subjects are expected to complete the study at one investigative site in the United States.

The study will consist of 2 visits, Visit 1 (Screening), Visit 2 (Sampling). At Visit 1, subjects will be consented and have their eligibility reviewed. Visit 1 and Visit 2 may be combined into one visit. Visit 1 will involve the informed consent process, screening, and enrollment. Visit 2 will involve sampling of eight (8) test sites on the back with three (3) different sampling methods: swabbing (2 sites/method), cup scrub (2 sites/method), and tape stripping (4 sites/method). All samples will be returned to Kimberly Clark then sent to a laboratory for analysis.

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Conditions studied

  • Dermatitis

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Subjects will consist of ten (10)Caucasian female adults 18-40 years of age, at 1 US site.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Fluent in English, willing and able to read, understand, and sign the form (ICF);
  • Ability to complete the course of the study and comply with instructions;
  • Females aged 18 to 40 years, in good general health as deemed by the investigator (no physical required);
  • Individuals free of any systemic or dermatological disorder, tatoos in the testing area or recent tanning bed exposure
  • Anticipated ability to complete the course of the study and to comply with instructions;
  • Females practicing an acceptable method of
  • Caucasian individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type I, II, or III
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Best method for collecting skin microbiome samples

    Composition of skin microbiome by 16SrRNA pyrosequencing from 3 skin collection methods: Swabbing; Cup Scrub; and Tape Stripping

    Time frame: 1 day

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Study locations

1 site
  • Reliance Clinical Testing Services
    Irving, Texas 75062, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Subjects will be identified on logs and other documents submitted to the Sponsor by their unique identification number with or without their initials, not by name. Documents that identify the subject (e.g., the signed informed consent) are not to be submitted to the Sponsor and must be maintained in confidence by the Investigator.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2017 to primary completion in Aug 2017, 0 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 3, 2017
First posted
Aug 8, 2017
StartActual
Aug 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
Aug 2, 2017
CompletionActual
Aug 2, 2017
Last update
Nov 1, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2017, 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
NCT03242577
Lead sponsor
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 8, 2017
Start date
Aug 1, 2017
Primary completion
Aug 2, 2017
Completion
Aug 2, 2017
Last update
Nov 1, 2017

Study contacts

Barry Reece
principal investigator · RCTs

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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