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Autologous Fecal Therapy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Infectious Disease of Digestive Tract
Interventions
Biological: Autologous fecal microbiota therapy
Other: 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
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy Adults 18-70 years of age-

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Exclusion Criteria

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 -

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Auto fecal microbitoa therapyAutologous fecal microbiota therapyautologous fecal microbiota therapy
Saline enemaPlaceboSaline enema
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Restoration of Microbial Community Composition to the Pre-antibiotic State by 90 Days Post FMT or Saline Enema90 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
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University in St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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