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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12621000792820
ACTRN12621000792820
Recruiting
Phase 3

The impact of targeting the gut microbiome on improvement in liver function in individuals with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: The Queensland Clinical Network Study.

Princess Alexandra Hospital0 sites34 target enrollmentJune 23, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Enrollment
34
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 23, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and females (females of childbearing age must have negative pregnancy test within 48 hours of participation and agreement to practice contraception for the duration of the study), age \=\>14 years old and \<75 years,
  • 0 Established clinical diagnosis of PSC (confirmed by a hepatologist) with or without an associated IBD
  • oHistory of chronic cholestatic disease of at least 6 months duration,
  • oSerum alkaline phosphatase level at least 1\.5 times the upper limit of normal.
  • oCholangiography or MRCP demonstrating intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic biliary obstruction, beading, or narrowing consistent with PSC (without evidence for other causes of the biliary abnormalities).
  • 0 Patients have given informed consent for study participation.
  • 0 All other treatments for PSC and IBD need to be stable for the last 4 weeks prior to inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Findings highly suggestive of hepatobiliary disease of other aetiology complicating PSC,
  • Anticipated need for liver transplantation in one year (e.g. determined by Mayo model with an estimate of \<75% one year survival without transplantation),
  • Recurrent variceal bleeding, presence of ascites, or encephalopathy,
  • Active drug or alcohol use, pregnancy, breast feeding,
  • Serum creatinine over 1\.5 fold of the norm,
  • Prior history of allergic reactions to antibiotics belonging to the family to be used,
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the patient's ability to complete the study safely or successfully.
  • Evidence of active malignancy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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