Scientists map hidden germs in kids with cancer
NCT ID NCT02949427
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the tiny organisms (bacteria and fungi) living in the mouth and nose of children with leukemia or those getting a bone marrow transplant. Researchers wanted to see how these germ communities change during chemotherapy. The goal was to learn more, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children receiving care at SJCRH with new hematologic malignancies, as well as patients scheduled for HSCT, will be approached to participate in the study.
- Ages
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4 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 aged 4 to 21 years. * Group 1: Patients with newly confirmed diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). * Group 2: Patients scheduled to receive conditioning for allogeneic HSCT within 7 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients in group 1 who have received chemotherapy for more than 72 hours prior to enrollment (group 1) or started preparative regimen for allogenic stem cell transplant (group 2). * Patients who are unable to perform the oral rinse or nasal swab collection procedure. * Patients who have any condition that would place them at unnecessary risk secondary to providing oral and nasal samples. * Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent for study participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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