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Clinical trialNCT03429036RecruitingObservational

Biospecimen Procurement for Head and Neck Disorders

SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Enrollment1,000Head and Neck NeoplasmsHearing DisorderLaryngeal DiseaseOral Mucosal DiseasePharyngeal Neoplasm
View the registry record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The lay summary the sponsor registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Background: Researchers want to learn more about head and neck disorders. Understanding these disorders could help them find better treatments. To do this, they are collecting tissue samples for research. Objective: To create a repository of tissue samples and data to better study conditions of the head and neck. Eligibility: People who had or will have tissue samples taken because of a head or neck disorder. They must be ages 3 and older and not pregnant to join Part 2. Design: Participants will be screened with a questionnaire, medical history, and physical exam. Part 1. Participants will give permission for any of their tissue samples leftover from private care or other research protocols to be used. If participants tissue did not contain normal tissue or if they have a condition that suggests a genetic issue, they will be invited to join Part 2. Part 2: Participants will have additional samples collected. These could be: * Blood: Blood is drawn through a needle in the arm. * Cheek swab or brushing: A cotton swab or small brush is rubbed inside the cheek. * Saliva: They rinse their mouth with water and spit into a tube or cup. * Skin biopsy: They are injected with a numbing drug. A biopsy tool removes a small piece of skin. * Mucosal biopsy: They are injected in the mouth with a numbing medication. A small piece of tissue from the inside of the cheek is removed. Participants samples will be used for future research, including genetic testing.

Investigators

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Sites

9 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • George Washington University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

    Recruiting
  • Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Broadway Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Greenspring

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology Clinic

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

Site investigator names are published by ClinicalTrials.gov only while a study recruits, so completed studies list sites without them.

Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
23 May 2018
Primary completion
3 Jun 2029
Completion
2 Dec 2029
Last update posted
9 Nov 2026
Registered enrollment
1,000
Registry id
NCT03429036

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 11 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.