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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Relapsing Clostridium Difficile Infection

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Interventions
Other: Fecal microbiota transplantation
Registration Number
NCT02743234
Lead Sponsor
University of Aarhus
Brief Summary

Randomized open label clinical trial to compare the clinical and microbiological efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation, fidaxomicin, and vancomycin for relapsing Clostridium difficile infection

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Relapse of Clostridium difficile infection with previous trial of vancomycin or fidaxomicin
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Does not speak or understand the Danish language
  3. Current antibiotic treatment other than metronidazole, vancomycin, fidaxomicin
  4. fulminant colitis which contraindicates medical treatment
  5. physician's evaluation that the patient cannot tolerate project inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FMTFecal microbiota transplantationFecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) following 4-10 days of vancomycin 125 mg x 4, using cryopreserved feces from a healthy anonymous donor
FidaxomicinFidaxomicin10 days fidaxomicin 200 mg x 2 daily
VancomycinVancomycin10 days vancomycin 125 x 4 daily
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with global resolution (clinical resolution AND negative Clostridium difficile PCR test) 8 weeks after primary treatment8 weeks

Global resolution is defined as combined clinical and microbiological resolution, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy. Clinical resolution is absence of abdominal pain (pain score 0 (no pain), 1 (mild pain), 2 (moderate pain), 3 (severe pain)) and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day. Microbiological resolution is negative Clostridium difficile test 8 weeks after finishing allocated treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with clinical resolution 1 week after primary treatment1 week

Clinical resolution (absence of abdominal pain and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day) 1 week after finishing allocated treatment

Number of patients with clinical resolution 8 weeks after primary treatment8 weeks

Clinical resolution (absence of abdominal pain and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day) 8 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with clinical resolution 26 weeks after primary treatment26 weeks

Clinical resolution (absence of abdominal pain and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day) 26 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with microbiological resolution week 11 week

Microbiological resolution (negative Clostridium difficile PC test) 1 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with microbiological resolution week 88 weeks

Microbiological resolution (negative Clostridium difficile PC test) 8 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with microbiological resolution week 2626 weeks

Microbiological resolution (negative Clostridium difficile PC test) 26 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with global resolution (Clinical and microbiological resolution) week 11 week

Clinical resolution (absence of abdominal pain and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day) and microbiological resolution(negative Clostridium difficile test) 1 week after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Number of patients with global resolution (Clinical and microbiological resolution) week 2626 weeks

Clinical resolution (absence of abdominal pain and less than 3 bowel movements of Bristol 5 or lower, per day) and microbiological resolution(negative Clostridium difficile test) 26 weeks after finishing allocated treatment, without need for rescue FMT or colectomy

Numerical change in quality of life (EQ5D-3L) week 8 and 268 and 26 weeks

EQ5D-3L (www.euroqol.com) measures self-reported quality of life in 5 dimensions (each three levels), rendering score from 5 (lowest and best) to 15 (highest and worst) plus an overall reporting of general well being (0, lowest, worst to 100, highest, best). Scoring is obtained week 0,8,26 after randomization. Numerical changes are documented and compared using non-parametric statistics

Microbiota pattern changes 1, 8 and 26 weeks1, 8 and 26 weeks

Microbiota profiling, 16S rRNA, absence or presence of specific genera

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital

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Aarhus C, Denmark

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