Vaginal and Oral Microbiome Crosstalk

Turku University Hospital (TYKS)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Healthy; Vaginal Discharge

Treatments: Other: papa smear; Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02898818

T146/2016

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the vaginal and oral microbiome by swab samples. On selected cases, also papa smear will be studied.

Full description

To study the vaginal and oral microbiome by swab samples and on selected groups, by papa smear test, to find out the constitution of normal and vaginal microbiome and the cross-talk between oral and vaginal mucosa. To find out about the impact of human papilloma virus on the microbiome and vice versa.

Enrollment: 520 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

520 participants in 5 patient groups

symptomless

Description:

vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Treatment:

Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

vaginal discharge

Description:

vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Treatment:

Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

atypical papa smear

Description:

vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire, papa smear

Treatment:

Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Other: papa smear

no atypical papa smear

Description:

vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire, papa smear

Treatment:

Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Other: papa smear

lichen planus

Description:

vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire, papa smear

Treatment:

Other: vaginal and oral swab sample, questionnaire

Other: papa smear