FMT for Postop Crohn's Disease

Crohn Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Postoperative Crohn's Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05248191
• Other study ID #: GI-2022-30546
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: April 20, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: University of Minnesota
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

People with Crohn's disease often need surgery. The gut bacteria of people with Crohn's is associated with Crohn's disease coming back after surgery. Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) after surgery might be a way to prevent Crohn's disease from coming back after surgery.

This study aims to determine if fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) taken by capsules results in the same amount of good bacteria in the guts as FMT by colonoscopy in people with Crohn's disease who have had surgery.

Participants will be randomized to get FMT by capsules or colonoscopy. Colonoscopy with biopsies 8-weeks after the FMT will be used to assess the good bacteria in the gut.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 25, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able and willing to sign informed consent form

• Age 18 or older

• English speaking

• Established CD for at least 6-months based on typical clinical, endoscopic, and histopathic evidence.

• Prior ileocecal resection for CD

• Stable medications for 30 days

• Women of reproductive age: Agree to remain abstinent or use effective birth control

• Able and willing to comply with all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Antibiotic therapy within 15 days

• Probiotic therapy within 15 days

• Adenomatous polyps that have not been removed

• Anticipated antibiotic use over the study period

• Subtotal or total colectomy

• Current ostomy (ileostomy or colonoscopy)

• Anticipated surgical procedure over study period

• Pregnancy

• Severe food allergy

• Diagnosis of end stage liver disease or cirrhosis

• Absolute neutrophil count < 500 cell / uL

• Life expectancy < 6 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Crohn Disease

Intervention

Biological:
• Capsule fecal microbiota material (cap-FMT)
Cap-FMT consists of Lyophilized FMT administered at 5 x 10^11 bacteria per capsule daily for five days, for a total dose of 2.5 x 10^12 bacteria.
• Colonoscopic fecal microbiota material (colo-FMT)
Colo-FMT consists of rehydrated Lyophilized FMT material administered as a single dose of 2.5 x 10^12 bacteria as liquid.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Ileal-associated microbiota engraftment	Microbiota community of the ileum as sampled by ileal biopsies from colonoscopy. We will use SourceTracker, a Bayesian community-wide software, to assess composition and donor similarity.	8 weeks