Normal and Abnormal Tissue
Conditions
Brief summary
To provide appropriate collection, storage, and distribution of specimens and medical data to local investigators who have approved IRB protocols for their specific research purposes.
Detailed description
The mission of the Louisville Cooperative Tissue Biorepository is to appropriately collect normal and abnormal tissues that are removed from the human body as a part of standard medical and surgical practice after adequate portions are secured by surgical pathologists to allow for correct diagnoses to be made. The LCTB securely stores appropriately collected human samples for research purposes and appropriately allocates these samples to local investigators for research purposes. The LCTB team appropriately documents all points in the process of obtaining informed consent, collection, storage, and allocation of tissues.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Louisville
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing surgery for removal or normal and abnormal tissues as part of standard medical and surgical practice
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with known systematic infections including septic patients with bacterial and viral infections, hepatitis, HIV, TB and other defined pathogens will not be included.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Collect normal and abnormal tissues that are removed from the human body as a part of standard surgical practice after adequate portions are secured by surgical pathologists to allow for correct diagnoses to be made. | 15 Years |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed