Can a Culture of Healthy Bacteria be used to Treat Arthritis?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Spondyloarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000144314
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Modified New York criteria for Ankylosing spondylitis OR European Spondyloarthropathy study group (ESSG) criteria for spondyloarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy, severe immunosupression, active inflammatory bowel disease, current gastrointestinal infection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Assesments in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) response criteria for Ankylosing spondylitis intervention trials[0, 1, 3, 4 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bath Ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI)[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];Bath Ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI)[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];Bath Ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI)[0, 3, 4 months];Bath Ankylosing spondylitis patient global score (BASG)[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];Peripheral tender and swollen joint count[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis score (MASES) enthesitis index[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];C-reactive protein (CRP)[0, 1 , 3, 4 months];Multidimensional assesment of fatigue (MAF) index[0, 3, 4 months];Ankylosing spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQol) assesment[0, 1 , 3, 4 months]