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Fecal Transplant in alcoholic liver disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K701- Alcoholic hepatitis
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/03/041307
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Steroid ineligible severe alcoholic hepatitis as per definition

2.Informed consent

3.Age 18 - 70 years

4.Liver biopsy ââ?¬â??if Feasible

5.Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) � 20 and Maddrey DF � 32

Donor evaluation

The subjects will be screened for

1. Routine laboratory tests (CBC; LFT; KFT; PT; INR)

2. Fasting blood sugar

3. Lipid profile

4. HBsAg

5. Anti-HCV

6. HIV 1 & 2

7. VDRL

8. Stool routine and microscopy stool ova & cysts.

9. Stool culture

10. Clostridium difficile toxin

11. Helicobacter pylori stool antigen

12. Cryptosporidium & Isospora (acid fast stain)

Exclusion Criteria

1.UGI Bleed within last one month

2.More then 3 organ failure requiring support

3.Mechanically ventilated patient , (patients requiring ICU/ HDU care) (On inotropic support)

4.Uncontrolled sepsis, DIC

5.Gut paralysis

6.Active hepatic or extra hepatic malignancy

7.Renal failure creatinine > 2.5

8.DF >120

9.MELD >35

10.Prior SBP/active SBP

11.Intestinal conditions like IBD, SIBO

Exclusion criteria for Donor

1.Antibiotic usage within 3 months of enrollment

2.Gastroenteritis within last 2 months

3.Obesity

4.Diabetes mellitus

5.Inflammatory bowel disease

6.Any Malignancy

7.Chronic Kidney disease, Coronary artery disease

8.Cerebrovascular accident or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

9.HBsAg, Anti HCV, HIV seropositivity

10.Transaminitis, dyslipidemia

11.Ova or cyst in stool, C. difficile toxin Positive

12.Chronic alcohol intake

13.Active substance abuse

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) Mortality at 3 month. <br/ ><br>2) Liver transplant free survival at 3 month. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
End of study periodTimepoint: 6 months;Frequency of decompensation events on follow up periodTimepoint: 6 months;MortalityTimepoint: 1 month;Post therapy assessment in the form of clinical improvement (hepatic encephalopathy, ascites , improvement in jaundice)(both ascites and HE if present)Timepoint: 6 months
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