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C. DifficilePhase 1/2NCT02449174

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Treat Recurrent C. Difficile Associated Diarrhea Via Retention Enema or Oral Route

A Phase 1/2 study testing Frozen Microbiota and Lyophilized Microbiota in people with C. Difficile, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of the study is to investigate the safety of a frozen or lyophilized inoculum administered, respectively, by retention enema or capsules in patients with recurrent C. difficile associated diarrhea (RCDAD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
C. Difficile
What is being tested?
Frozen Microbiota and Lyophilized Microbiota
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
69 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
17 Mar 2015to Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and female subjects 18 years of age or older
  • Sexually active female subjects of child-bearing potential must agree to use an effective method of birth control during the treatment and follow-up period
  • Required to sign an informed consent form
  • Subject"s attending physician agrees to provide care following FMT
  • Able to follow study procedures and follow-ups.
  • Diagnosed by medical history of ≥ 3 RCDAD bouts in outpatients or ≥ 2 bouts of RCDAD in an inpatient with ≥ 2 positive fecal tests for C. difficile toxin
  • Received at least one course of adequate antibiotic therapy for CDAD (≥ 10 days of vancomycin, metronidazole or fidaxomicin) after the subjects last bout of CDAD

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with known neutropenia with absolute neutrophil count <0.5 x 109/L
  • Evidence of toxic megacolon, fulminant colitis, gastrointestinal perforation, ileus, abdominal distension, lack of bowel sounds, fever, or hypotension
  • Known peripheral white blood cell count > 15.0 x 109/L or temperature > 38.0 °C
  • Diarrhea due to definable non-CDAD pathogen
  • Post total colectomy or presence of a colostomy
  • Unable to tolerate FMT via enema for any reason
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  • Requiring systemic non-C. difficile antibiotic therapy at the time of FMT
  • Actively taking Saccharomyces boulardii or other probiotic at the time of FMT
  • Need for continuing use of oral vancomycin, oral or IV metronidazole, fidaxomicin, rifaximin or nitazoxanide at the time of FMT
  • Severe underlying disease such that the patient is not expected to survive for one or more years or unstable medical condition requiring daily change in treatments

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Housotn

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: A Study of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) for the Treatment of Recurrent C. Difficile Associated Diarrhea (RCDAD) Via Retention Enema or Oral Route

The objective of the study is to investigate the safety of a frozen or lyophilized inoculum administered, respectively, by retention enema or capsules in patients with recurrent C. difficile associated diarrhea (RCDAD).

This is a single center, randomized, parallel assignment, open label safety study conducted in subjects with RCDAD. Fifty subjects will be enrolled in the study and randomized at 1:1 ratio to receive frozen filtered intestinal bacteria via retention enema or lyophilized donor intestinal bacteria. All subjects will be followed for a total of 3 years after study completion.

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Donors will be enrolled and screened at the laboratory in the Center for Infectious Diseases at University of Texas School of Public Health (UT-SPH). The donors will come from a variety of places, including the UT-SPH. At least 20 donors will be screened to recruit at least 15 qualified donors.

Recipients may self-refer but must have a physician who agrees to accept care of the patient following fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Subjects consenting to treatment at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC) and the UT-SPH must be willing to self-pay for the FMT in the amount of $1,500. There will be no insurance accepted. Subjects undergoing retention enema will be treated as outpatients at either at BSLMC, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, or at the Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center. All subjects taking capsules with lyophilized intestinal bacteria will be seen at UT-SPH. Once the procedure is completed, the recipient's care will be returned to their physician. At least 75 recipients will be screened to recruit 50 qualified recipients.

The primary endpoint is to evaluate the safety of FMT by rectal or oral routes with secondary endpoint related to efficacy prevention of RCDAD. In order to monitor any health effects for safety, participants will be contacted pre- and 7, 14, 30 days, then monthly basis for the first 90 days after FMT and quarterly till 3 years after FMT. The following procedures will be completed: review recipient diary with the recipient to ensure that the following information is recorded correctly and a fresh stool sample will be collected from recipient, tested for C. difficile toxins and an aliquot (2mL) stored at -80C for microbiome analysis. Recipients will be contacted by phone for their diarrhea status on monthly basis till 90 days after FMT, then on quarterly basis till 3 years after FMT.

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Clinical improvement is monitored by telephone/email and or E-mail up to 3 years after FMT. Minor clinical management of the subject with over the counter medication (e.g. loperamide, acetaminophen and Saccharomyces boulardii [probiotic]) will be performed in the case of mild diarrhea and abdominal pain.

All subjects will be followed up by phone the day after FMT to assess health status during week one. Study subjects will be monitored on approximately days 7, 14 and 30, monthly for the first 3 month and quarterly for 3 years after FMT, at which time the recipient diary will be reviewed with the recipient to review any adverse experience or medication taken since the medical history obtained at FMT.

Investigators should determine if any adverse experience or medication need to be further studied. Donor will be contacted and tested if it is necessary. All actions will be recorded on with medical condition, dates of adverse experience and medication taken, indication for new medication taken, and total daily dose.

Recipients should be instructed at FMT to contact the Investigator if they have any questions regarding adverse experience or the appropriateness of a medication after FMT.

The following definitions of terms are guided by the International Conference of Harmonization and US Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR 312.32).

An adverse experience is any unfavorable or unintended sign, symptom, of disease temporally associated with FMT procedure, whether or not considered related to the procedure, including, but not limited to:

  • Any symptom not previously reported by the recipients (Recent Medical History)
  • An exacerbation of a pre-existing illness, increases in the frequency and/or severity of the signs or symptoms of CDAD (defined as positive C. difficile toxin test and enteric symptoms)
  • A significant increase in frequency or intensity of a pre-existing episodic event or condition
  • A condition first detected or diagnosed after study drug administration even through the condition may have been present before the procedure Details of all adverse experiences that occur after FMT through approximately day 90 visit will be collected as indicated above. Then the subject will be followed on quarterly basis for 3 years about their CDAD and other medical concerns

Serious adverse experience is any adverse experience that:

  • Results in death
  • Is life threatening (at immediate risk of death from the procedure as it occurred)
  • Requires inpatient hospitalization (overnight stay) or prolongs a current hospitalization
  • Causes a persistent or significant disability/incapacity
  • Medical important (any event that requires medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above) The investigator will exercise medical and scientific judgment when deciding whether expeditious reporting is appropriate in other situations not strictly meeting the listed criteria above. The investigators will meet/discuss with experts in the field if there is a question of whether the adverse experience would be considered serious.

Severity - The adverse experience will be documented on the appropriate page in the Patient Diary according to the following descriptors:

  • Mild: associated with no limitation of usual activities or only slight discomfort
  • Moderate: associated with limitation of usual activities or significant discomfort
  • Severe: associated with inability to carry out usual activities or very marked discomfort

Relationship - the relationship of adverse experience to FMT will be assigned by the Investigator according to the following definitions:

  • Probable: a reaction that follows a reasonable temporal sequence from the procedure that follows a known or expected response pattern to the suspected procedure and that could not be reasonably explained by the known characteristics of that patient's clinical state
  • Possible: a reaction that follows a reasonable temporal sequence from the procedure that follows a known or expected response pattern to the procedure but could readily have been produced by a number of other factors
  • Unlikely: a reaction that does not follow a reasonable temporal sequence from the procedure but for which causality from FMT cannot be ruled out.
  • Not related: a reaction for which sufficient data exist to indicate that the etiology is unrelated to the procedure Pre-existing signs and symptoms and medical conditions Medical conditions that are present at or before the procedure that manifest with the same severity or frequency will not be recorded as adverse experience. Similarly, signs or symptoms related to a pre-existing disease will not be recorded as adverse experience unless there is an increase in the severity or frequency of the signs or symptoms. These pre-existing conditions, signs, or symptoms will be recorded on the Recent Medical History Form.

Progression of underlying conditions as an adverse experience

If the progression of the underlying condition might be reasonably anticipated given the nature and severity of the underlying condition, then the progression of the underlying condition per se will not constitute an adverse experience. However, if the progression of the underlying condition is fatal, then the progression of the underlying condition should be reported as an adverse experience.

Recording and documenting adverse experience

The Investigator must completely and promptly record each new adverse experience and serious adverse experience, even if the relationship of adverse experience to the procedure is assessed by the Investigator to be "unlikely" or "not related". In addition, the investigator must document and follow serious adverse experiences that occur from the procedure through 3 years after the FMT. The Investigator should attempt, if possible, to establish a diagnosis based on the presenting signs and symptoms. If an adverse experience meets the definition of a serious adverse experience then the Investigator must also complete the serious adverse experience, and also send any supporting source documents directly to the University of Texas Health Science Center IRB as soon as the event is discovered. At each visit, after the patient has had an opportunity to mention any problems spontaneously, the Investigator (or designee) will inquire about adverse experience by asking the standard questions listed in, such as:

  • Have you had any medical problems since your last visit?
  • Have any medical problems present at your last visit changed, i.e., stopped, worsened, or improved?
  • Have you taken any new medicines, other than study drug, since your last visit? Any spontaneous adverse experience information provided by the patient will be reported. If an adverse experience has not resolved at the time of the Final Visit, the Investigator should evaluate the status of the adverse experience at the Follow-Up telephone/email contact (day 60) and update to reflect the status of the adverse experience (e.g. ongoing or resolved).

Investigator reporting of serious adverse experience All serious adverse experience must be reported to the University of Texas Health Science IRB using the serious adverse experience facsimile or email or by telephone/email as soon as the serious adverse experience is discovered, and within 24 hours after the Investigator recognizes or classifies the event as a serious adverse experience. A brief description of the event must be provided at the time of the initial serious adverse experience report. The initial serious adverse experience report should be followed up by additional information using the serious adverse experience within 48 hours. The reports should identify the patient by their unique patient number instead of names. The completed serious adverse experience Form will be used by the investigators in regulatory filings. The investigator is responsible for continuing to report to the University of Texas Health Science IRB any new or relevant follow-up information obtained concerning the serious adverse experience. The results of any additional assessments conducted must be also reported to the University of Texas Health Science IRB.

Notification of post-study serious adverse experience Investigators are not obligated to actively seek follow-up information for patients with adverse experience after the conclusion of the study (i.e., > 3 years after the FMT procedure). However, if the investigator becomes aware of an adverse experience that occurs after the patient completes and the adverse experience is considered by the Investigator to be at least possibly related to study procedure, the investigator must notify the University of Texas Health Science Center IRB.

Conditions
C. Difficile
Being tested
Frozen Microbiota, Lyophilized Microbiota
Keywords
C. difficile, Fecal Microbiota transplantation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Frozen MicrobiotaBiological

    Frozen Microbiota will be delivered via enema route.

  • Lyophilized MicrobiotaBiological

    Lyophilized Microbiota will be delivered orally.

Study groups in NCT02449174
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Frozen MicrobiotaActive comparatorDonor stool (greater than 150 grams) was collected <4 hours prior to the procedure and then mixed in a homogenizer with 750mL, 1:5 dilution sterilized 0.9% NaCl in a large sterilized suction canister until a smooth consistency was reached. The suspension was filtered using a coffee filter twice. The microbiota suspension (750mL) was kept at -80C labeled with ID and expiration date which was 6 months after preparation. Intervention - Frozen Microbiota will be delivered via enema
Receives: Biological: Frozen Microbiota
Lyophilized MicrobiotaActive comparatorLyophilized Microbiota_Donor stool (greater than 150 grams) was collected <4 hours prior to the procedure and then mixed in a homogenizer with 750mL, 1:5 dilution sterilized 0.9% NaCl in a large sterilized suction canister until a smooth consistency was reached. The suspension was filtered using a coffee filter twice. The microbiota suspension (750mL) was starting lyophilization process within 30 minutes after completion of stool filtration. Lyophilized microbiota products were kept at 4C and were used within 6 months after preparation. Intervention - Lyophilized Microbiota will be delivered orally
Receives: Biological: Lyophilized Microbiota

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety as Assessed by Number of Participants With Any Adverse Events (AE)s

    any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of PRIM-DJ2727 whether or not considered drug related is considered as an adverse event (AE)

    Measured: 6 months after the procedure

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of Participants Who Continue to Have Diarrhea and C. Difficile Toxin Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation From a Healthy Donor

    diarrhea was defined as more than 3 episodes of loose/watery stools in 2 consecutive days

    Measured: 60 days after the procedure

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 May 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start17 Mar 2015
  3. Primary completionDec 2017
  4. Study completionDec 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Allocation: Randomized Endpoints: Safety, preliminary efficacy in preventing future bouts of CDAD and improvement in intestinal flora diversity Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
69 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02449174
Sponsor's protocol ID
HSC-SPH-14-0020
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
17 Dec 2014
Last updated
25 Mar 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Expanded access
Available

Publications

  • Kelly CP, LaMont JT. Clostridium difficile--more difficult than ever. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 30;359(18):1932-40. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0707500. No abstract available.

    PubMed 18971494
  • Gravel D, Gardam M, Taylor G, Miller M, Simor A, McGeer A, Hutchinson J, Moore D, Kelly S, Mulvey M; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. Infection control practices related to Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals in Canada. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Feb;37(1):9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.012.

    PubMed 19171246
  • Chang JY, Antonopoulos DA, Kalra A, Tonelli A, Khalife WT, Schmidt TM, Young VB. Decreased diversity of the fecal Microbiome in recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. J Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 1;197(3):435-8. doi: 10.1086/525047.

    PubMed 18199029
  • Tvede M, Rask-Madsen J. Bacteriotherapy for chronic relapsing Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in six patients. Lancet. 1989 May 27;1(8648):1156-60. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)92749-9.

    PubMed 2566734
  • Khoruts A, Dicksved J, Jansson JK, Sadowsky MJ. Changes in the composition of the human fecal microbiome after bacteriotherapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2010 May-Jun;44(5):354-60. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181c87e02.

    PubMed 20048681
  • Yoon SS, Brandt LJ. Treatment of refractory/recurrent C. difficile-associated disease by donated stool transplanted via colonoscopy: a case series of 12 patients. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2010 Sep;44(8):562-6. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181dac035.

    PubMed 20463588
  • Silverman MS, Davis I, Pillai DR. Success of self-administered home fecal transplantation for chronic Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 May;8(5):471-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.01.007. Epub 2010 Feb 1.

    PubMed 20117243
  • Dupont HL. Diagnosis and management of Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Oct;11(10):1216-23; quiz e73. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.03.016. Epub 2013 Mar 28.

    PubMed 23542332
  • Jiang ZD, Hoang LN, Lasco TM, Garey KW, Dupont HL. Physician attitudes toward the use of fecal transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a metropolitan area. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;56(7):1059-60. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1025. Epub 2012 Dec 7. No abstract available.

    PubMed 23223589
  • Jiang ZD, Jenq RR, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Alexander AA, Ke S, Iqbal T, DuPont AW, Muldrew K, Shi Y, Peterson C, Do KA, DuPont HL. Safety and preliminary efficacy of orally administered lyophilized fecal microbiota product compared with frozen product given by enema for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: A randomized clinical trial. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 2;13(11):e0205064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205064. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 30388112

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Frozen Microbiota and Lyophilized Microbiota in people with C. Difficile, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 25 Mar 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety as Assessed by Number of Participants With Any Adverse Events (AE)s (time frame: 6 months after the procedure). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02449174, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2019.

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