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Assess the Efficacy of OM-89 vs Placebo in Reducing Antibiotic Consumption Associated With the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Neurogenic Bladder

A Phase 3 interventional study of OM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule] and OM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule] OM-89 placebo [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule placebo] in Neurogenic Bladder, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-08.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2024; still recruiting 1 year 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
110
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with a neurogenic bladder using clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) are a major problem. In this population, urinary tract infections are the most frequent cause of morbidity and the second leading cause of mortality (Buzzell A, Spinal Cord, 2020). It is also the leading cause of healthcare use and consumption (A. Dinh, MMI 2019). In addition, multidrug-resistant bacteria (MRB) are frequently implicated, accounting for up to 50% of cases (Samal V BMC Infect Dis 2022, A. Dinh Spnal cord 2016), due to high exposure to antibiotics and frequent and prolonged hospitalisations.

The very frequent recurrence of urinary tract infections encourages exposure to antibiotics, so prevention is of vital importance. Prevention based on treatments other than antibiotics (non-antibiotic prophylaxis) is of the greatest interest, not only to prevent UTIs, but also to reduce exposure to antibiotics and the ecological pressure they exert. However, few strategies are available, and very few have been well evaluated in high-risk populations.

Bacterial lysates such as Escherichia Coli extract (OM-89), an immunoactive prophylaxis, are an original and innovative strategy that has been developed for the prevention of recurrent UTIs, and could constitute a therapeutic option in particularly at-risk populations.

In vivo studies have shown that OM-89 :

  • increases IgA levels in intestinal secretions and in the urine of mice (Bosh AV Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1988; Baier W Arzneim Forsch Drug Res 1997),
  • stimulates the production of serum IgG and IgA recognising a number of bacteria isolated from patients with urinary tract infections and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli infections (Huber M, Int J immunopharmacol 2000),
  • stimulates the killing capacity of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes against E. coli and S. aureus (Nauck M, Int J Exp Clin Chemother 1991),
  • protects against acute infection with E. coli or P. aeruginosa,
  • and inhibits inflammation associated with lipopolysaccharide-induced cystitis in mice (Lee SJ, World J Urol 2006).

Clinically, certain studies in patients with recurrent UTIs have shown a significant reduction in the number of urinary tract infections with OM-89 compared to placebo or an antibiotic (Bauer Eur Urol 2005; Naber KG Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009; Wade DT, Clin Rehabil 2020).

However, these promising results suffer from methodological limitations and need to be confirmed by a high-quality trial carried out on a sample appropriate to the research question and in a homogeneous patient population.

Patients with spinal cord injuries are a population at high risk of recurrent UTIs, and prevention is a major issue, given the incidence of MRBs in this population. It is therefore important in this high-risk population not only to rigorously evaluate the efficacy of OM-89 in reducing antibiotic consumption for UTIs, but also to assess its impact on bacterial resistance and on the microbiota (urinary and digestive). These patients could therefore see significant benefits: less frequent urinary tract infections and reduced antibiotic use. In addition, this population could serve as a model for other populations with or without neurological impairment suffering from recurrent UTIs

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Conditions studied

  • Neurogenic Bladder
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In context

Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic

189 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic; 40 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 110 is above the median of 39 across 125 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon is the lead sponsor of 499 studies on the registry; 103 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Person who has given written consent
  • Patient aged 18 years or older
  • Patient with a stabilised neurogenic bladder following spinal cord injury thaht has not progressed for more than 2 years and who has undergone a urodynamic examination in the last 2 years.
  • Patients using CIC (5 to 6 per day)
  • Patients who have received at least 6 courses of antibiotic treatment for UTIs in the 12 months prior to screening (whether for curative or prophylactic reasons)
  • Patients with a negative urine culture between screening visit and randomisation or treated with antibiotics for urinary decontamination prior to randomisation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Person who is not affiliated with the national health insurance system
  • Person subject to a measure of legal protection (guardianship, tutorship)
  • Person subject to a court order
  • Adults unable to express consent
  • Patients using a urinary drainage method other than CIC
  • Patients with urinary lithiasis at the time of inclusion (assessed by renal imaging in the previous year as part of routine management for patients with a history(s) of lithiasis or within 3 years for patients with no history)
  • Presence of an endo-urinary device (urinary prosthesis, ureteral stent)
  • Enterocystoplasty or irradiated bladder (past or present)
  • Known allergy or previous intolerance to the active substance or one of the of OM-89 or placebo
  • Patient requiring ongoing or short-term prolonged antibiotic therapy (e.g. infected bedsore, etc.)
  • Patient treated with bacterial lysates (including OM-89) in the 6 months prior to randomisation
  • Unable or unwilling to stop prophylactic antibiotic therapy prior to randomisation
  • Patient with a known malignant tumour or neoplasia
  • Patient with an disease
  • Patient treated with long-term or bolus , anti-CD20 and anti-rejection therapy in the 6 months prior to screening
  • Patient currently taking part in another study on an device or drug related to urinary tract infections, or who has received another investigational treatment in the 30 days prior to screening.
  • Patient unable to collect information in a daily diary.
  • Patient unable to understand follow-up by telephone.
  • Patients planning to move to another residence in the year following randomisation
  • Non-menopausal women who are not surgically sterile (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy) AND pregnant, breast-feeding who are declare that they are planning to conceive at inclusion, or not using effective* .
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
110 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patients in the experimental arm

    Drug: OM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule] OM-89 placebo [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule placebo]

  • Active comparator
    Patients in the control arm

    Drug: OM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule]

Interventions

  • DrugOM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule]

    1st phase and 2nd phase : 1 capsule per day of OM-89 for 90 consecutive days followed by a period of 90 days without treatment, then one capsule per day of OM-89 for 10 consecutive days each month for three months.

  • DrugOM-89 [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule] OM-89 placebo [Uro-Vaxom® Capsule placebo]

    1st phase: 1 capsule per day of placebo for 90 consecutive days followed by a period of 90 days without treatment, then one capsule per day of placebo for 10 consecutive days each month for three months. Then 2nd phase: 1 capsule a day of OM-89, for 90 consecutive days followed by a period of 90 days without treatment, then one capsule a day of OM-89 6mg for 10 consecutive days each month for three months.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of antibiotic treatment episodes for UTIs per person-days at risk during the first year.

    An episode of treatment is defined as a single prescription of a given antibiotic, regardless of its intended duration (curative or prophylactic). A day at risk is defined as a follow-up day without antibiotic treatment.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Dec 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2029, 60 months after the start.

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

Registered
Sep 5, 2024
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
StartActual
Dec 16, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2029
CompletionEst.
Dec 2029
Last update
Sep 8, 2026
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.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 8, 2026, 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
NCT06588010
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Start date
Dec 16, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 8, 2026

Study contacts

Lionel PIROTH
Contact
lionel.piroth@chu-dijon.fr
0380293305 ext. +33

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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