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RecruitingNCT05973721Updated Aug 3, 2023

Clinical Study of Phage Therapy for Chronic Constipation Efficacy and Safety

An interventional study of phage in Pib Specific Phage and Intractable Constipation, sponsored by Shanghai 10th People's Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-03.

Sponsored by Shanghai 10th People's Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2023, 3 years 1 month ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jul 2023; still recruiting 3 years 3 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The overall aim was to evaluate the efficacy of PiB-specific phages for the treatment of refractory constipation through clinical studies, primarily for the publication of scientific papers and to guide the development of phage therapies. The purpose of this study will be subdivided into three aspects from three aspects: target exposure level, target occupation, and functional effects after acting on the target, including:1) The distribution of PIB phage in the intestine of patients with refractory constipation;2) The killing effect of PIB phage on PIB bacteria in refractory constipation patients;And 3) therapeutic effect of PIB phage on patients with refractory constipation.

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Conditions studied

  • Pib Specific Phage
  • Intractable Constipation

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In context

Constipation

1,018 studies on the registry are indexed under Constipation; 139 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 80 across 850 interventional studies indexed under Constipation.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai 10th People's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 167 studies on the registry; 45 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients of both sexes, aged 18-70 years, with confirmed chronic constipation and positive fecal bacteria test for PIB, agreed to participate in this experiment and signed an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe heart failure, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease (e.g. stroke, moyamoya disease, etc.); Secondary constipation caused by psychotropic drug abuse; Pregnant or lactating women.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Phage treatment group

    Biological: phage

Interventions

  • Biologicalphage

    The treatment group was given one phage each time, once a day for two weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To observe the curative effect of PIB phage on refractory constipation by defecation behavior of patients.

    Defecation behavior: A questionnaire was designed according to Rome IV criteria, and the questionnaire was collected and recorded, including the number of spontaneous bowel movements per week, PAC-QoL score, PAC-SYM score and Bristol stool trait score

    Time frame: Baseline and six months after treatment

  2. The concentration of phage in feces was detected to evaluate the survival and survival ratio of active phage in the intestinal tract of patients.

    Time frame: Baseline and 24-48 hours after phage administration (first bowel movement)

  3. Real-time PCR was used to detect the nucleic acid of PIB bacteria and HPLC was used to detect the distribution of fecal PIB phage in the intestinal tract of patients with refractory constipation

    Time frame: Baseline and two weeks after treatment

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 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
NCT05973721
Lead sponsor
Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Responsible party
Huanlong Qin (Clinical Professor, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 3, 2023
Start date
Jul 1, 2023
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 1, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 3, 2023

Study contacts

Hongliang Tian, Dr
Contact
tianhl@tongji.edu.cn
+86-18917688267
Hongliang Tian, Dr
principal investigator · Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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