View clinical trials related to C. Difficile Infection.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to test the safety of FMT in patients with C. difficile and cancer. In previous other studies, FMT has been shown to cure C. difficile when antibiotics have failed, but most of these studies have not included patients with cancer. The investigators want to prove that FMT is safe in this group of people so that doctors will feel more comfortable prescribing it for their patients with cancer.
The investigators found that community acquired C. diff occurs in children undergoing a colonoscopy. When they were treated their symptoms got better. But, the investigators do not know if the treatment for the C. diff made them better or another other factor made them feel better. So, the investigators designed the following study. Children undergoing a colonoscopy who are found to be C. diff positive at the time of the colonoscopy are randomized to one group that gets immediate treatment or a second group that gets delayed treatment. Both groups are closely monitored for symptoms.