NCT01944566

Microbial Community Transplantation on the Armpit.

Microbial Community Transplantation on the Armpit in Order to Reduce the Malodour Generation on Armpit.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Heavy, Bad Odour From Armpit

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Microbial transplant	Every subject has 2 armpits; 1 armpit is treated, the other one is not treated. There is a microbial transplant from armpit bacteria.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2013-09-17
• Last updated: 2021-12-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Belgium