Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Code:

NCT03577327

Conditions

Vitiligo

Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Vitiligo

Healthy

Study ID

NCT03577327

Start date

May 30, 2019

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with and/or without vitiligo lesional expansion over the past year.
  • Age/sex-matched controls who do not have a diagnosis of vitiligo
  • Subjects who are age 18-89 years of age at time of enrollment
  • Subjects who are able and willing to give informed consent for this study and the Dermatology Tissue Acquisition and Biorepository (STU00009443)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who are younger than 18 years of age or 90 years of age or older
  • Subjects who are unable to give consent

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Adults with vitiligo

Healthy adults

Primary outcome measure

  • Microbiome composition [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
  • Disease Progression [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Dermatology CTU

312-503-5944NUdermatologyCTU@northwestern.edu

Locations

Northwestern University

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

Dermatology CTU

312-503-5944NUdermatologyCTU@northwestern.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Last update posted

Jun 9, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-07. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Northwestern University on 2026-06-09. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.