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CompletedNCT03426683IBDUpdated Nov 14, 2023

The Effect of Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

An interventional study of Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD), sponsored by Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-14.

Sponsored by Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are many limitations in the current treatments of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases(IBD) which includes Ulcerative Colitis(UC) and Crohn's Disease(CD). Some patients have no or little reaction to the traditional drugs. Now the investigators realized that the intestinal microbiota is closely associated with the development of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. In recent years, a retrospective study showed that the overall efficiency of intestinal microbiota transplantation for IBD was 79%, the overall remission rate was 43%, which opened a new chapter in the treatment of IBD. So the standardized intestinal microbiota transplantation is considered to be simple but effective emerging therapies for the treatment of IBD. In this project the investigators intend to carry out a single-center, randomized, single-blind clinical intervention study. The investigators plan to recruit patients with IBD in China. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups, one group will be given treatment of standardized intestinal microbiota transplantation, the other will be simply treated with traditional drugs, followed up for at least 1 year. The investigators aim to determine the efficiency, durability and safety of Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation for IBD treatment, and further to explore which major bacteria may effect in this project.

Read the detailed description

In this projects the investigators aim to re-establish a gut balance of intestinal microbiota through Standardized Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation for Ulcerative Colitis(UC) and Crohn's Disease(CD).Investigators have established a standardized isolation, store, and transport steps of fecal bacteria from donated fresh stool in the laboratory. Then the bacteria will be transplanted to mid-gut by nose-jejunum nutrition tube or capsules.Participants in this study will be assigned to receive Standardized Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation three times a week or traditional medicine and would be followed up for at least 1 year. The clinical symptoms, sign, blood tests, endoscopy and questionnaire will be used to assess the efficiency, durability and safety of Standardized Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation at the start and end of the projects. At last, investigators will use 16S-rDNA to estimate the change of intestinal microbiota.

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Conditions studied

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD)

Keywords

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD)
  • Ulcerative colitis(UC)
  • Crohn's disease(CD)
  • intestinal microbiota transplantation
  • microbiota
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In context

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

1,487 studies on the registry are indexed under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; 434 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 35 is below the median of 70 across 783 interventional studies indexed under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University is the lead sponsor of 21 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Standard or conventional medicine treatment ineffective of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases(IBD) patients
  • IBD patients with recurrent symptoms
  • IBD patients who had drug dependence or recurrence when reduced or discontinued use
  • Untreated IBD patients who voluntarily received Standardized Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation(IMT)
  • Written informed consent/assent as appropriate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • IBD patients with contraindications for gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • IBD patients with indication of surgery
  • Moderate and severe renal injuty(serum creatinine>2mg/dL or 177mmol/L), moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris
  • Other serious diseases that may interfere the recruitment or affect the survival, such as cancer or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
  • Mentally or legally disabled person
  • Preparing for pregnancy
  • Medical or social condition which in the opinion of the principal investigator would interfere with or prevent regular follow up
  • Participating in other clinical trials.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
35 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Standardized IMT

    The patients will receive Standardized Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation(Standardized IMT). The IMT was given to mid-gut by nose-jejunum nutrition tube or capsules. It was given three times a week.

    Other: Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation

  • No intervention
    traditional drugs

    The patients will receive traditional medicine treatment as usual.

Interventions

  • OtherIntestinal Microbiota Transplantation

    the bacteria will be transplanted to mid-gut by nose-jejunum nutrition tube. Patients in this study will be assigned to receive standardized IMT three times or traditional medicine and would be followed up for at least 3 year.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The change of the modified Mayo score

    Clinical remission defined as modified Mayo score≦2. Change from baseline will be assessed at different timepoint.The endpoint of follow-up is the time of clinical recurrence.

    Time frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6months, 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. The change of CDAI

    Clinical remission defined as CDAI(Crohn's disease activity index )≦150.Change from baseline will be assessed at different timepoint. The endpoint of follow-up is the time of clinical recurrence.

    Time frame: 1 month, 3 months, 6months,12 months

  2. Relief of gastrointestinal symptoms

    The onset and duration of gastrointestinal symptoms will be assessed by "Evaluation Score Table of Gastrointestinal Symptoms".Change from baseline will be assessed at different timepoint.

    Time frame: 1 months, 3 months, 6 months, 12months

  3. Changes of gut microbiota

    Alpha and Beta diversity of GI microbiota by High-throughput sequencing on baseline line and1 month, 3 months, 6months ,12 months after treatment.

    Time frame: 1 months, 3 months, 6 months, 12months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University
    Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Chen Q, Fan Y, Zhang B, Yan C, Zhang Q, Ke Y, Chen Z, Wang L, Shi H, Hu Y, Huang Q, Su J, Xie C, Zhang X, Zhou L, Ren J, Xu H. Capsulized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Induces Remission in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Gut Microbial Colonization and Metabolite Regulation. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0415222. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04152-22. Epub 2023 Apr 24. PubMed 37093057 ↗
  • Chen Q, Fan Y, Zhang B, Yan C, Chen Z, Wang L, Hu Y, Huang Q, Su J, Ren J, Xu H. Specific fungi associated with response to capsulized fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with active ulcerative colitis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023 Jan 5;12:1086885. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1086885. eCollection 2022. PubMed 36683707 ↗

Study documents

  • Study protocol · May 1, 2017
  • Informed consent form · May 1, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Nov 2017 to primary completion in Oct 2021, 47 months.

Of 286 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 51. This study's 47 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 299 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 50.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 27, 2017
First posted
Feb 8, 2018
StartActual
Nov 21, 2017
Primary completionActual
Oct 29, 2021
CompletionActual
Dec 30, 2022
Last update
Nov 14, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 14, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03426683
Lead sponsor
Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2018
Start date
Nov 21, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 29, 2021
Completion
Dec 30, 2022
Last update
Nov 14, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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