NCT04864886

Brief Summary

Background: The immune system is the part of the body that fights infection. Some people have immune deficiencies that cause skin rashes, make them get sick often with infections, or make it difficult for their skin to heal. Researchers want to learn more to better treat conditions that affect immune response. Objective: To learn about how the immune system and skin healing are related to each other. Eligibility: People ages 18-75 with primary immune deficiency, eczema, or psoriasis. Healthy volunteers are also needed. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical and medicine history and a physical exam. They may take a pregnancy test. Participants will discuss the medicines or supplements they take as well as skin products they use, such as soaps and lotions. Participants will have up to 4 skin biopsies taken from the forearm. A needle will inject an anesthetic into the skin where the biopsy will be done. A sharp tool that looks like a tiny cookie cutter will be used to remove a round plug of skin a bit smaller than the tip of a pencil. Participants will give at least 1 blood sample. Participants may have optional skin swab collection. A cotton swab will be used to swab the skin on the arm. Participants may have optional skin tape collection. A sticky strip of tape will be placed on the arm and then removed. Participants may give leftover samples taken as part of their regular medical care. Participation will last for about 4 days. Participants will have 2 visits that each last about 1 hour. They may be asked to repeat the study in the future.

Trial Health

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On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
13mo left

Started Aug 2021

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress82%
Aug 2021Jun 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 28, 2021

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 29, 2021

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 10, 2021

Completed
5.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2027

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2027

Last Updated

May 29, 2026

Status Verified

January 14, 2026

Enrollment Period

5.9 years

First QC Date

April 28, 2021

Last Update Submit

May 28, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Primary ImmunodeficiencyPsoriasisAtopic DermatitispathwaysNatural History

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Change in relative abundance of microbial skin taxa and/or skin metabolites associated with wound healing or immune mediated disorders.

    Determine whether there are abnormalities in specific tissue repair pathways, such as epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) are associated with immune-mediated disorders.

    Throughout study

  • Fold difference in metabolic pathways associated with immune pathways.

    Evaluate metabolic profiles in immune activation associated with known or suspected immune-mediated disorders.

    Throughout study

  • Fold differences in metabolic pathways related to wound healing.

    Determine whether there are abnormalities in specific tissue repair pathways, such as epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) are associated with immune-mediated disorders.

    Throughout study

Study Arms (4)

Healthy volunteers

Control group

Patients with atopic dermatitis

Physician-diagnosed atopic dermatitis

Patients with primary immunodeficiency

Confirmed by genetic diagnosis or suspected by genetic variant of unconfirmed significance and a history consistent with immunodeficiency

Patients with psoriasis

Physician-diagnosed psoriasis

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Healthy volunteers will be recruited through the Clinical Research Volunteer Program. We anticipate that most patient participants will be existing CC participants referred from ongoing NIH protocols;they may also be self-referred through their own initiative or referred by outside physicians.

You may qualify if:

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Meets one of the following:
  • Has documentation of PID confirmed by genetic evaluation demonstrating a deleterious variant in the gene (or genes) known to be associated with immune deficiency (confirmed PID); or
  • Has documented variant of undetermined significance in a gene (or genes) that is predicted to be deleterious in immune function by the investigators OR a clinical history of infections which are more frequent, more chronic, or more severe than normal (suspected PID); or
  • Has physician-diagnosed psoriasis; or
  • Has physician-diagnosed AD; or
  • Does not have clinically apparent evidence of any monogenic or digenic immune defect, AD, or psoriasis (healthy volunteers).
  • Aged 18 to 75 years.
  • Willing to allow storage of blood, biopsy tissue, bacterial and fungal cultures, and any other samples collected for future research.
  • Able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
  • Current or prior (within 3 months) anticoagulant or anti-platelet therapy (other than aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).
  • Current or prior (within 3 months) use of immunomodulatory drugs (eg, chemotherapy, steroids), except if approved by the principal investigator.
  • History of keloid formation.
  • Pregnancy, lactating, or breastfeeding.
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates participation in the study.
  • Co-enrollment guidelines: Participants may be co-enrolled in other studies; however, study staff should be notified of co-enrollment.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

  • McCann KJ, Yadav M, Alishahedani ME, Freeman AF, Myles IA. Differential responses to folic acid in an established keloid fibroblast cell line are mediated by JAK1/2 and STAT3. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 4;16(3):e0248011. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248011. eCollection 2021.

    PMID: 33662027BACKGROUND
  • Dmitrieva NI, Walts AD, Nguyen DP, Grubb A, Zhang X, Wang X, Ping X, Jin H, Yu Z, Yu ZX, Yang D, Schwartzbeck R, Dalgard CL, Kozel BA, Levin MD, Knutsen RH, Liu D, Milner JD, Lopez DB, O'Connell MP, Lee CR, Myles IA, Hsu AP, Freeman AF, Holland SM, Chen G, Boehm M. Impaired angiogenesis and extracellular matrix metabolism in autosomal-dominant hyper-IgE syndrome. J Clin Invest. 2020 Aug 3;130(8):4167-4181. doi: 10.1172/JCI135490.

    PMID: 32369445BACKGROUND
  • Myles IA, Castillo CR, Barbian KD, Kanakabandi K, Virtaneva K, Fitzmeyer E, Paneru M, Otaizo-Carrasquero F, Myers TG, Markowitz TE, Moore IN, Liu X, Ferrer M, Sakamachi Y, Garantziotis S, Swamydas M, Lionakis MS, Anderson ED, Earland NJ, Ganesan S, Sun AA, Bergerson JRE, Silverman RA, Petersen M, Martens CA, Datta SK. Therapeutic responses to Roseomonas mucosa in atopic dermatitis may involve lipid-mediated TNF-related epithelial repair. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Sep 9;12(560):eaaz8631. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz8631.

    PMID: 32908007BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Primary Immunodeficiency DiseasesPsoriasisDermatitis, Atopic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesSkin Diseases, PapulosquamousSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin Diseases, GeneticDermatitisSkin Diseases, EczematousHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivity

Study Officials

  • Ian A Myles, M.D.

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jodi L Blake, R.N.

CONTACT

Ian A Myles, M.D.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2021

First Posted

April 29, 2021

Study Start

August 10, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Last Updated

May 29, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01-14

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