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| Name | Class |
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| University Hospital, Ghent | OTHER |
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The malodour generation of a person's armpit is caused by the bacteria thriving on that armpit. In order to alter or reduce once bad body odour, the living microbial community on the armpit of a non-malodorous person will be transmitted (or up scaled and transmitted) to the armpit of a malodorous person. The odour is evaluated by a trained smelling panel, the bacteria living on the armpit is examined by means of molecular techniques. The microbial transplantation and its follow-up happens under the supervision of a medical doctor.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| heavy armpit odour | Experimental | subjects with heavy armpit odour |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microbial transplant | Biological | Every subject has 2 armpits; 1 armpit is treated, the other one is not treated. There is a microbial transplant from armpit bacteria. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Reduction of bad odour of the armpit. | Odour evaluation by a trained smelling panel. The measurements take place before (once), during the treatment week (5 times) and after the treatment (2x per week during 2 months). | 24 evaluations in approximately 10 weeks. |
| Molecular characterisation of the bacterial community after microbial transplantation. | Microbial evaluation by means of DNA extraction and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis. The measurements take place before (once), during the treatment week (5 times) and after the treatment (2x per week during 2 months). | 24 evaluations in approximately 10 weeks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Reduction of bad odour of the armpit over a longer period. | Odour evaluation by a trained smelling panel. | after 4 months |
| Reduction of bad odour of the armpit over a longer period. | Odour evaluation by a trained smelling panel. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nico Boon, PhD | University Ghent | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ghent University Hospital | Ghent | 9000 | Belgium | |||
| Ghent University |
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| after 6 months |
| Molecular characterisation of the bacterial community after microbial transplantation. | Microbial evaluation by means of DNA extraction and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis. | after 4 months |
| Molecular characterisation of the bacterial community after microbial transplantation. | Microbial evaluation by means of DNA extraction and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis. | After 6 months |
| Ghent |
| 9000 |
| Belgium |