An observational study in Vitiligo and Healthy, sponsored by Northwestern University. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 89 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-09.
Sponsored by Northwestern University · Observational
Investigators plan to perform a pilot study that aims to characterize the microbiome of human vitiligo patients with both active and stable disease and compare this to the microbiome of age and sex matched controls. The investigators aim to answer the question whether the gut and skin microbiome of patients with vitiligo differs from the general population.
Adults with or without vitiligo who are under the age of 90 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
Microbiome composition
Diversity analysis of microbiome samples in control subjects versus vitiligo subjects (measured by number of bacteria species/sample)
Time frame: 12 months
Disease Progression
Disease progression in control subjects versus vitiligo subjects (measured by VASI score (0-100)).
Time frame: 12 months
Diet History Food Frequencies
Scoring from diet history food frequency questionnaires (measured by average daily food frequency scores).
Time frame: 12 months
Plan to share: No
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