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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disease of the colon that is characterized by abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. The pathogenesis of UC involves a complex interplay of genetic factors, immune dysregulation and environmental triggers. Conventional therapies for UC (including 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine and biologics) focus on altering the immune response by suppression of immune cells. However, the primary pathogenic mechanism underlying UC maybe gut microbiota dysbiosis and a dysfunctional intestinal barrier resulting in an aberrant host immune response. Several studies have shown reduced microbial diversity in UC patients with under representation of anti-inflammatory phyla (Bacteroides and Firmicutes), and a relative increase of pro-inflammatory phyla (Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria). Motivated by this, therapies targeting intestinal dysbiosis (prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and fecal microbiota transplant (FMT)) have thus been tried in patients with UC. Though several case series and subsequently four high quality randomized controlled trails have established the efficacy of FMT in induction of remission in active UC, all these studies have used it as an add-on therapy, along with the previously ongoing conventional therapies. The investigators aim to assess the safety and efficacy of FMT as the sole modality for induction of remission in patients with newly diagnosed active UC.


Clinical Trial Description

This will be a prospective randomised placebo-controlled trial. Newly diagnosed treatment naive patients with mild to moderately severe UC will be recruited (n=15). The patients will be randomized into 3 groups; i.e group I (n=5): FMT with placebo, group II (n=5): FMT with mesalamine, group III (n=5): Placebo infusion with mesalamine. The patients will undergo colonoscopic administration of fecal slurry (groups I and II) or placebo (group III) at weeks 0,2,6,10 and 14. Mesalamine will be administered in a dose of 4g/day. In case of clinical worsening during the study, a short course of steroids will be added. The primary end point will be clinical remission (Mayo score ≤2, all subscores ≤ 1) at week 14. Secondary end points will be achievement of endoscopic remission (endoscopic Mayo score 0) and histological remission (Nancy grade 0, 1) at the end of 14 weeks. ;


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NCT number NCT03716388
Study type Interventional
Source Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Contact Ajit Sood, DM
Phone +919779497094
Email ajitsood10@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date December 1, 2018
Completion date December 1, 2019

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