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TerminatedNCT06536465ALDERUpdated Nov 17, 2025Results posted

The Clostridioides Difficile Trial of REC-3964

A Phase 2 interventional study of REC-3964 in Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection, sponsored by Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Terminated at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 115 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-17.

Sponsored by Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Study was terminated due to sponsor decision. This decision was not related to safety concerns.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 115 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multi-center, open-label study to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and efficacy of REC-3964 (doses of either 250 mg or 500 mg PO every 12 hours) for the reduction of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

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Study was terminated due to sponsor decision. This decision was not related to safety concerns.

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Conditions studied

  • Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection

Keywords

  • Cdiff Infection
  • Clostridiodes difficile infection
  • Cdiff
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In context

Clostridium Infections

251 studies on the registry are indexed under Clostridium Infections; 51 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 3 is below the median of 64 across 185 interventional studies indexed under Clostridium Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 115 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be 18 years of age or older with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) diarrhea associated with a positive stool test for C. difficile toxin[s] prior to the preceding curative treatment.
  • The CDI episode, severe or otherwise, must have resolved after receiving vancomycin with a standard duration of treatment. The participant must be randomized within 2 days of completing the preceding curative treatment.
  • Have high risk for rCDI (a recurrent CDI episode within the last 6 months, age ≥65 years, state, or severe CDI with resolution prior to enrollment into the study).

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have an active, symptomatic, chronic diarrheal illness from other causes, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
  • Diarrhea that requires on-study treatment with agents that would confound the interpretation of the study results.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
3 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    REC-3964 High-dose

    Participants will receive 500 mg REC-3964 q12h REC-3964 250 mg capsules

    Drug: REC-3964

  • Experimental
    REC-3964 Low-dose

    Participants will receive 250 mg REC-3964 q12h REC-3964 250 mg capsules

    Drug: REC-3964

  • No intervention
    Observation

    Participants will undergo watchful waiting

Interventions

  • DrugREC-3964

    REC-3964 given at a dose of either 500 mg q12h or 250 mg q12h

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Survival Without Recurrence or Requirement for Additional Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Treatment

    Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin or requirement for additional CDI treatment during the 8-week Follow-up Period after cure of preceding CDI with initial curative treatment.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  3. Number of Participants With Related TEAEs

    A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product. An Investigator who was qualified in medicine determined relationship to the study drug for each AE (unrelated or related). The Investigator decided whether, in his or her medical judgment, if there was a reasonable biological possibility that the event may have been caused by the study drug.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  4. Number of Participants With Serious TEAEs

    A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product. A Serious TEAE was defined as results in death, immediately life-threatening, requires in-participant hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity in conducting activities of daily living for at least 28 days, results in a congenital abnormality or birth defect, or an important medical event that may jeopardize the participant or may require medical intervention.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  5. Number of Participants With TEAEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation

    A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection (rCDI)

    Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. The rate of rCDI was defined as the proportion of participants who had the Clostridioides difficile recurrence among randomized participants.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Time to Recurrence of rCDI

    Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. Time to recurrence of rCDI was to be assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimation.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  3. Number of Participants With Severe rCDI

    Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. Severe CDI was defined as CDI with white blood cell count \>15,000 cells/milliliter and/or serum creatinine ≥1.5 milligram/deciliter.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  4. Number of Participants With rCDI Who Had Associated Hospital Admissions

    Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence.

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  5. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of REC-3964

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 1 hour, 3 hours, and 6 hours post morning dose on Day 1 and Day 15

  6. Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of REC-3964

    Time frame: Pre-dose, 1 hour, 3 hours, and 6 hours post morning dose on the Day 1 and Day 15

  7. Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of REC-3964

    Time frame: Pre-dose on Day 15

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Results

Posted Nov 17, 2025
Limitations and caveats
Due to the early termination of the study, only 3 participants were enrolled. Data are limited due to the small sample size.

Participant flow

Due to early study termination, only 3 participants were enrolled.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Started111
Completed111
Not completed000

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Survival Without Recurrence or Requirement for Additional Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Treatment

Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin or requirement for additional CDI treatment during the 8-week Follow-up Period after cure of preceding CDI with initial curative treatment.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Survival Without Recurrence or Requirement for Additional Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Treatment
ParticipantsREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Number of Participants With Survival Without Recurrence or Requirement for Additional Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Treatment111
PrimaryNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
ParticipantsREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)001
PrimaryNumber of Participants With Related TEAEs

A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product. An Investigator who was qualified in medicine determined relationship to the study drug for each AE (unrelated or related). The Investigator decided whether, in his or her medical judgment, if there was a reasonable biological possibility that the event may have been caused by the study drug.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Related TEAEs
ParticipantsREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Number of Participants With Related TEAEs000
PrimaryNumber of Participants With Serious TEAEs

A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product. A Serious TEAE was defined as results in death, immediately life-threatening, requires in-participant hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity in conducting activities of daily living for at least 28 days, results in a congenital abnormality or birth defect, or an important medical event that may jeopardize the participant or may require medical intervention.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Serious TEAEs
ParticipantsREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Number of Participants With Serious TEAEs000
PrimaryNumber of Participants With TEAEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation

A TEAE was the development of an undesirable medical condition or the deterioration of a pre-existing medical condition following or during exposure to a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered causally related to the product.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With TEAEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation
ParticipantsREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
Number of Participants With TEAEs Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation000
SecondaryRate of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection (rCDI)

Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. The rate of rCDI was defined as the proportion of participants who had the Clostridioides difficile recurrence among randomized participants.

Time frame:
8 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryTime to Recurrence of rCDI

Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. Time to recurrence of rCDI was to be assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimation.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryNumber of Participants With Severe rCDI

Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence. Severe CDI was defined as CDI with white blood cell count \>15,000 cells/milliliter and/or serum creatinine ≥1.5 milligram/deciliter.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryNumber of Participants With rCDI Who Had Associated Hospital Admissions

Recurrent CDI was defined as a new episode of CDI associated with a new positive Clostridioides difficile stool toxin within 8 weeks of the cessation of initial curative treatment. The number of unformed \[types 5-7 on the Bristol stool scale\] bowel movements per day were recorded by the participant in the stool diary in order to identify a new episode of diarrhea. All new episodes of diarrhea were tested for toxigenic Clostridioides difficile to confirm CDI recurrence.

Time frame:
Up to 8 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryMaximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of REC-3964
Time frame:
Pre-dose, 1 hour, 3 hours, and 6 hours post morning dose on Day 1 and Day 15

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryTime to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of REC-3964
Time frame:
Pre-dose, 1 hour, 3 hours, and 6 hours post morning dose on the Day 1 and Day 15

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryTrough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of REC-3964
Time frame:
Pre-dose on Day 15

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 8 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
REC-3964 250 mg0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)
REC-3964 500 mg0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)
Observation0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventREC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservation
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders0/10/11/1
PharyngitisInfections and infestations0/10/11/1

Baseline characteristics

All enrolled participants. Due to the small sample size, data were not reported for participant confidentiality reasons.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)REC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservationTotal
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)REC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservationTotal
Female———0
Male———0
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)REC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservationTotal
Hispanic or Latino———0
Not Hispanic or Latino———0
Unknown or Not Reported———0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)REC-3964 250 mgREC-3964 500 mgObservationTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native———0
Asian———0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander———0
Black or African American———0
White———0
More than one race———0
Unknown or Not Reported———0
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Study locations

2 sites
  • GANJ - Toms River - Ocean Family Gastroenterology
    Toms River, New Jersey 08755, United States
  • Southern Star Research Institute, LLC
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 17, 2025, 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
NCT06536465
Lead sponsor
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 5, 2024
Start date
Oct 14, 2024
Primary completion
May 6, 2025
Completion
May 6, 2025
Results posted
Nov 17, 2025
Last update
Nov 17, 2025

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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