Autologous Fecal Therapy
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease of Digestive Tract
- Interventions
- Biological: Autologous fecal microbiota therapyOther: Placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT02046525
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Ten healthy volunteers will be recruited to receive either an autologous stool transplant or a saline enema to determine if autologous fecal microbiota therapy will be able to rapidly, and safely, restore a patient's fecal microbiome after antimicrobial exposure.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Healthy Adults 18-70 years of age-
history of allergic reaction to beta-lactam antimicrobials; any non-topical antimicrobial exposure or tube feeds as a primary source of nutrition in the past six months; pregnant or risk of becoming pregnant during the study period; gastroenteritis in the last 3 months; incontinent of stool; prior resection or alteration of the stomach; small bowel, or colon; unwillingness to receive an enema/FMT; known colonization with an MDRO; anticipated change in diet or medications, or elective surgery, during the study period; or a history of an intestinal disorder -
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Auto fecal microbitoa therapy Autologous fecal microbiota therapy autologous fecal microbiota therapy Saline enema Placebo Saline enema
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With Restoration of Microbial Community Composition to the Pre-antibiotic State by 90 Days Post FMT or Saline Enema 90 days after enrollment Restoration of microbial community composition (bacterial taxa that are present) and structure (abundance of taxa) to the subject's state prior to antimicrobial exposure. Bacterial taxa are the types/strains of bacteria found in the microbiome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Washington University in St. Louis
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States