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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation as a Therapeutic Strategy in the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

An interventional study of Faecal microbiota transplant and Placebo in Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez. Completed at 1 site in Mexico. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-28.

Sponsored by Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2018, registered Apr 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

What the investigators want to achieve with the protocol is to identify the impact of intestinal microbiota transplantation on the progression of chronic kidney disease.

Hypothesis: Modification of intestinal microbioma of CKD patients by TMF decrease the progression of CKD Methodological design: Experimental, prospective, double-blind. Inclusion criteria: Being diagnosed with CKD and creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/minute secondary hypertension and/or diabetes and older than 18 years

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What the investigators want to achieve with the protocol is to identify that impact has transplantation intestinal microbiota on the progression of chronic kidney disease

A.-Hypothesis: Modification of intestinal microbioma of CKD patients by TMF decrease the progression of CKD.

B.-Specific objectives: Evaluate whether decreases TMF markers of inflammation in patients with CKD after being treated with TMF, evaluate the behavior in CKD progression markers in patients undergoing TMF, evaluate the change in bowel microbioma CKD patients before and after undergoing TMF.

C.-Methodological design: Experimental, prospective, double-blind.

D.-Type of study: Controlled clinical trial

E.- Population in study:

  1. -Inclusion criteria: Being diagnosed with CKD and creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/minute secondary hypertension and/or diabetes, older than 18 years.
    • Exclusion Criteria: Malignancies whose last treatment has been less than 5 years, he is receiving antibiotics for any reason during the month prior to enrollment, having received probiotics in the last 3 months, it has been diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infection in the last year, it has been previously subjected to TMF , exacerbations of submitting ERC during the 3 months prior or present at the time of enrollment.
  2. -Criteria for elimination: Failure to comply in the structured patient monitoring, nondelivery of stool samples at set times, the patient decides to no longer participate in the study.

F.- Desing Description: After being selected and randomized patients who meet the criteria for inclusion and exclusion, they are assigned to a group to start treatment TMF (capsules intestinal microbiota frozen) or a group receive placebo capsules which shall consist of an excipient harmless to the body (capsules frozen saline), both will be developed in the service Infectología.

Both groups receive frozen for ingestion orally capsules (comprised of TMF or placebo according to the randomization) with a frequency of 15 capsules each 12hrs for 4 doses on days 1, 10 and 30 of the study. Each capsule must be ingested over a period no longer than 1 hour.

measurements characteristic factors of the progression of kidney disease day 0,10, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 be made consisting of:

  • Proteins in urine 24 hours
  • Creatinine clearance 24 hours
  • CBC
  • serum creatinine
  • Urea Nitrogen
  • Urea
  • Glucose
  • Uric acid
  • IS
  • venous gases

Blood samples were taken by puncture of peripheral vein by laboratory personnel to assess renal function, urine samples will be collected by the patient at home and transported to the laboratory, none of these samples will be used for genetic analysis , only samples of faeces they underwent genomic analysis, collection of stool samples will days 0, 5, 10 30, 90 and 180 (on 10, 30, 90 and 180 with a range of +/- 2 days).

adverse effects questionnaires on days 1, 5, 30 and 60 is performed and quality of life assessment on days 0, 10, 30, 90 and 180.

Monitoring will face on a weekly basis to register if they have submitted infections, adverse effects and whether changes have received treatment. Visits will be made in the epidemiology and the Regional Center for Kidney Diseases University Hospital

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Hypertension
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • chronic kidney disease
  • fecal microbiota
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In context

Kidney Diseases

3,840 studies on the registry are indexed under Kidney Diseases; 500 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 70 across 2,640 interventional studies indexed under Kidney Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez is the lead sponsor of 79 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Be diagnosed with CKD and creatinine clearance less than 60 ml / minute secondary to hypertension and / or diabetes.
  • Age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Malignant neoplasms whose last treatment was less than 5 years
  • Having received antibiotics for any reason during the month prior to enrollment
  • Have received probiotics in the last 3 months
  • Have been diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infection in the last year
  • Have been previously submitted to TMF
  • Having presented ERC exacerbations during the 3 months prior or present at the time of enrollment
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Faecal microbiota transplant

    This group will receive frozen capsules to be ingested orally constituted of TMF with a frequency of 15 capsules every 12hrs for 4 doses on days 1, 10 and 30 of the study. Each capsule should be ingested in a period no longer than 1 hour.

    Biological: Faecal microbiota transplant

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    This group will receive frozen capsules to be ingested orally placebo with a frequency of 15 capsules every 12hrs for 4 doses on days 1, 10 and 30 of the study. Each capsule should be ingested in a period no longer than 1 hour.

    Biological: Placebo

Interventions

  • BiologicalFaecal microbiota transplant

    Both groups will receive frozen capsules to be ingested orally (constituted of TMF or placebo according to the randomization) with a frequency of 15 capsules every 12hrs for 4 doses on days 1, 10 and 30 of the study. Each capsule should be ingested in a period no longer than 1 hour.

  • BiologicalPlacebo

    Both groups will receive frozen capsules to be ingested orally (constituted of TMF or placebo according to the randomization) with a frequency of 15 capsules every 12hrs for 4 doses on days 1, 10 and 30 of the study. Each capsule should be ingested in a period no longer than 1 hour.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Creatinine Clearance

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. 24-hour Urine Protein

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Serum Creatinine

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Hemoglobin

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Hematocrit

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. Leukocytes

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  6. Neutrophils

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  7. Platelets

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  8. Glucose

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  9. Urea Nitrogen

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  10. Uric Acid

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  11. Albumin

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  12. Reactive Protein C

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  13. Chlorine

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  14. Sodium

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  15. Potassium

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  16. Phosphorous

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  17. pH Venous Gasometry

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  18. CO2 pressure venous

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  19. Venous Bicarbonate

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  20. Base Excess

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  21. Lactate

    Arrest CKD progression

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital Universitario José E. Gonzalez
    Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64460, Mexico
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References and documents

Publications

  • Choi HH, Cho YS. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Current Applications, Effectiveness, and Future Perspectives. Clin Endosc. 2016 May;49(3):257-65. doi: 10.5946/ce.2015.117. Epub 2016 Mar 9. PubMed 26956193 ↗
  • Cruz-Mora J, Martinez-Hernandez NE, Martin del Campo-Lopez F, Viramontes-Horner D, Vizmanos-Lamotte B, Munoz-Valle JF, Garcia-Garcia G, Parra-Rojas I, Castro-Alarcon N. Effects of a symbiotic on gut microbiota in Mexican patients with end-stage renal disease. J Ren Nutr. 2014 Sep;24(5):330-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2014.05.006. Epub 2014 Jul 22. PubMed 25066654 ↗
  • Felizardo RJ, Castoldi A, Andrade-Oliveira V, Camara NO. The microbiota and chronic kidney diseases: a double-edged sword. Clin Transl Immunology. 2016 Jun 10;5(6):e86. doi: 10.1038/cti.2016.36. eCollection 2016 Jun. PubMed 27757226 ↗
  • Guida B, Germano R, Trio R, Russo D, Memoli B, Grumetto L, Barbato F, Cataldi M. Effect of short-term synbiotic treatment on plasma p-cresol levels in patients with chronic renal failure: a randomized clinical trial. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Sep;24(9):1043-9. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 May 2. PubMed 24929795 ↗
  • Honda K, Littman DR. The microbiota in adaptive immune homeostasis and disease. Nature. 2016 Jul 7;535(7610):75-84. doi: 10.1038/nature18848. PubMed 27383982 ↗
  • Jha V, Garcia-Garcia G, Iseki K, Li Z, Naicker S, Plattner B, Saran R, Wang AY, Yang CW. Chronic kidney disease: global dimension and perspectives. Lancet. 2013 Jul 20;382(9888):260-72. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60687-X. Epub 2013 May 31. Erratum In: Lancet. 2013 Jul 20;382(9888):208. PubMed 23727169 ↗
  • Kelly CR, Ihunnah C, Fischer M, Khoruts A, Surawicz C, Afzali A, Aroniadis O, Barto A, Borody T, Giovanelli A, Gordon S, Gluck M, Hohmann EL, Kao D, Kao JY, McQuillen DP, Mellow M, Rank KM, Rao K, Ray A, Schwartz MA, Singh N, Stollman N, Suskind DL, Vindigni SM, Youngster I, Brandt L. Fecal microbiota transplant for treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in immunocompromised patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jul;109(7):1065-71. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.133. Epub 2014 Jun 3. PubMed 24890442 ↗
  • Lin CJ, Wu V, Wu PC, Wu CJ. Meta-Analysis of the Associations of p-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) and Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) with Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 14;10(7):e0132589. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132589. eCollection 2015. PubMed 26173073 ↗
  • Marotz CA, Zarrinpar A. Treating Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. Yale J Biol Med. 2016 Sep 30;89(3):383-388. eCollection 2016 Sep. PubMed 27698622 ↗
  • Nallu A, Sharma S, Ramezani A, Muralidharan J, Raj D. Gut microbiome in chronic kidney disease: challenges and opportunities. Transl Res. 2017 Jan;179:24-37. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 Apr 30. PubMed 27187743 ↗
  • Ramezani A, Massy ZA, Meijers B, Evenepoel P, Vanholder R, Raj DS. Role of the Gut Microbiome in Uremia: A Potential Therapeutic Target. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Mar;67(3):483-98. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.09.027. Epub 2015 Nov 15. PubMed 26590448 ↗
  • Ranganathan N, Friedman EA, Tam P, Rao V, Ranganathan P, Dheer R. Probiotic dietary supplementation in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease: a 6-month pilot scale trial in Canada. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Aug;25(8):1919-30. doi: 10.1185/03007990903069249. PubMed 19558344 ↗
  • Rossi M, Johnson DW, Morrison M, Pascoe E, Coombes JS, Forbes JM, McWhinney BC, Ungerer JP, Dimeski G, Campbell KL. SYNbiotics Easing Renal failure by improving Gut microbiologY (SYNERGY): a protocol of placebo-controlled randomised cross-over trial. BMC Nephrol. 2014 Jul 4;15:106. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-106. PubMed 24996842 ↗
  • Sabatino A, Regolisti G, Brusasco I, Cabassi A, Morabito S, Fiaccadori E. Alterations of intestinal barrier and microbiota in chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2015 Jun;30(6):924-33. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfu287. Epub 2014 Sep 4. PubMed 25190600 ↗
  • Vaziri ND, Wong J, Pahl M, Piceno YM, Yuan J, DeSantis TZ, Ni Z, Nguyen TH, Andersen GL. Chronic kidney disease alters intestinal microbial flora. Kidney Int. 2013 Feb;83(2):308-15. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.345. Epub 2012 Sep 19. PubMed 22992469 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jul 26, 2018

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

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 28, 2020, 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
NCT04361097
Lead sponsor
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Responsible party
Dr. Adrian Camacho-Ortiz (MD, Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 24, 2020
Start date
Aug 7, 2018
Primary completion
Nov 7, 2019
Completion
Apr 21, 2020
Last update
Apr 28, 2020

Study contacts

Adrian Camacho-Ortiz, PhD
principal investigator · Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL

Oversight

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