Collecting tissue and fluid samples for ear, nose, and throat research
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Ear, nose & throat, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study collects samples like tissue, blood, or saliva from people with hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language problems, as well as from healthy volunteers. The samples help researchers better understand these conditions and develop new ways to diagnose or treat them.
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Who can take part
- You have a condition affecting your hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language and are already being seen or treated for it in another study or clinic.
- Or, you are a healthy volunteer age 3 or older in an approved research study.
- You are able to give consent yourself, or if you are a minor, a parent or guardian can consent for you.
- You do not have an active serious health problem like a bleeding disorder, recent heart attack, severe lung disease, or unstable heart failure that would make biopsies or blood draws risky.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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