Is your nose fueling infected eczema and scabies sores?
NCT ID NCT07813611
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
Researchers are studying where the bacteria that infect skin sores come from in people with scabies or atopic dermatitis. They will compare bacteria grown from infected skin lesions with bacteria from nasal swabs to see if the same species appear in both places. A group of healthy volunteers provides nasal swabs for comparison. Participants are checked on days 7 and 14 to track how their skin responds.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the nose turns out to be a common source of the bacteria that infect eczema and scabies sores, doctors could target nasal bacteria to prevent these painful skin infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 51 people at one center, so its patterns may not hold for other populations. It cannot prove that nasal bacteria cause skin infections, only whether the two are linked.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 51 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Participants presenting to a dermatology clinic will include patients with dermatologist-confirmed scabies or atopic dermatitis and active impetiginized skin lesions, as well as healthy controls without inflammatory skin disease or signs of infection.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Scabies group: dermatologist-confirmed scabies and an active impetiginized skin lesion. * Atopic dermatitis group: dermatologist-confirmed atopic dermatitis and an active impetiginized skin lesion. * Healthy control group: no inflammatory skin disease or clinical signs of infection. * Written informed consent (and appropriate parent/guardian permission when applicable). Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic or topical antibiotic use within the previous 14 days. * Active nasal infection or nasal symptoms. * History of nasal surgery or anatomic nasal deformity. TEST DRAFT NOTE: The source protocol contains wording that may conflict with inclusion of healthy controls; the final eligibility text must be reconciled with the ethics-approved protocol before release.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Test Study Site - Replace
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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