Salivary Evaluation in Healthy Volunteers

Sponsor

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) (NIH)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00001390

Collaborator

(none)

173

Enrollment

Location

298.8

Duration (Months)

0.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Saliva is critical in maintaining oral health and comfort. Our laboratory has investigated several disorders of salivary glands. The purpose of this protocol is to obtain data from healthy volunteers for comparison with data from patients with salivary dysfunction. We plan to utilize the NIH Clinical Center Clinical Research Volunteer Program to solicit paid participation from healthy adults. Study procedures are accomplished in 2-3 outpatient visits that include an interview, saliva collection, lip biopsy, clinical laboratory studies, dry eye examination, and lip biopsy follow up, as needed. These are routine diagnostic procedures. Biopsy specimens may be used in clinical and laboratory studies, such as in vitro biochemical analysis or in vivo transplantation.

Some of the Healthy Volunteers may be asked to participate in an MRI study of the salivary glands.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Healthy Salivary Gland Disease

Detailed Description

Objective: To obtain data from healthy volunteers for comparison with data from patients with salivary dysfunction.
Study population: Healthy volunteers aged 18-70 years old
Design: Observational
Outcome measures: Clinical and basic science data to serve as controls for comparisons with subjects presenting with salivary gland dysfunction

Some of the Healthy Volunteers may be asked to participate in an MRI study of the salivary glands.

The outcome measurement for this study is to determine those healthy subjects whose data and specimens can be used as control comparison for our patient subjects in our Sj(SqrRoot)(Delta)gren s syndrome studies (15-D-0051, 99-D-0070, 11-D-0094 and/or 11-D-0172).

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

173 participants

Official Title:

Salivary Evaluation in Healthy Volunteers

Study Start Date :

Oct 26, 1993

Study Completion Date :

Sep 20, 2018

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Healthy male or female volunteers from 18 to 70 years old.
Ability to understand and sign an informed consent document.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Known pregnancy.
Chronic medical illness, other than well-controlled hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
Chronic use of medications, with the exception of oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, antihypertensives and antilipemics.
Have problems with dry mouth and/or dry eyes.
NIH employees who are subordinates/relatives/co-workers of investigators.