Are you healthy and looking to help advance medical science?

You may be eligible to participate in a healthy clinical study, and could be compensated for your time.

Are you healthy and looking to help advance medical science? You may be eligible to participate in a healthy clinical study, and could be compensated for your time.

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Healthy Clinical Trial in Bethesda MD
NCT00001390 | Observational

Are you healthy and looking to help advance medical science?

You may be eligible to participate in a healthy clinical study, and could be compensated for your time.

Are you healthy and looking to help advance medical science? You may be eligible to participate in a healthy clinical study, and could be compensated for your time.

Completed

Male & Female

18 - 70

Years old

This study has recruited 173 Participants

Saliva is critical in maintaining oral health and comfort. Our laboratory has investigated several disorders of salivary glands. The purpose of this protocol is to obtain data from healthy volunteers for comparison with data from patients with salivary dysfunction. We plan to utilize the NIH Clinical Center Clinical Research Volunteer Program to solicit paid participation from healthy adults. Study procedures are accomplished in 2-3 outpatient visits that include an interview, saliva collection, lip biopsy, clinical laboratory studies, dry eye examination, and lip biopsy follow up, as needed. These are routine diagnostic procedures. Biopsy specimens may be used in clinical and laboratory studies, such as in vitro biochemical analysis or in vivo transplantation. Some of the Healthy Volunteers may be asked to participate in an MRI study of the salivary glands.