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Swab study seeks to uncover microbiome secrets

NCT ID NCT02898818

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Turku University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This observational study collects vaginal and oral swab samples from 520 women to explore the microbiome and its link to health and discharge. Some participants also provide a Pap smear. The goal is to gather knowledge, not to test a treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 520 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2017

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients coming to Turku University Hospital Dermato-Venereology Department for venereal disease tests with or without vaginal discharge. Patients coming to Turku University Hospital Gynaecology Department by remission because of atypical papa smear test result or (controls) for some other reason. Patients coming to family planning clinics in The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * patients coming to Turku University Hospital Dermato-Venereology or Gynaecology Departments or to family planning clinics in The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland for previously mentioned reasons Exclusion Criteria: * those not meeting the criteria

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

vaginal discharge

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Healthy Vaginal discharge

How to take part

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Turku University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Turku, Turku, 20540, Finland

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