A Trial for New Treatment of Adult Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03721107

Last Updated: 2022-01-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

366 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-11

Study Completion Date

2020-05-13

Brief Summary

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A study to evaluate the effectiveness of oral doses of Blautix in adult participants with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Detailed Description

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Participants with a diagnosis of IBS will be enrolled as defined by Rome IV criteria and will be classified into cohorts according to the Rome IV classification of IBS subtypes.

Each cohort (Cohort C and Cohort D) will recruit participants who will randomly receive either Blautix or matching placebo in a 1:1 ratio overall of treated to control participants.

Participants will undergo five visits in total across approximately 13 weeks. During the study treatment phase, participants will be asked to complete a variety of Quality of Life questionnaires at certain time points. These will consist of abdominal pain intensity score, IBS symptom severity (IBS-SSS), IBS quality of life (IBS-QoL), hospital anxiety and depression score (HADS), stool frequency, stool consistency \& food frequency questionnaire.

Participants will be required to produce relevant blood, urine and faecal samples at pre-determined timepoints from screening through to End of Treatment and follow up visits.

Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Double blind trial design

Study Groups

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Cohort C: Blautix

Participants diagnosed with Irritable bowel syndrome subtype C (IBS-C) received two capsules of Blautix orally, twice daily for 8 weeks. Maximum daily dose of Blautix (strain of Blautia hydrogenotrophica) will be 10\^10 to10\^11 most probable number (MPN).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blautix

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Blautix is a live biotherapeutic product consisting of a lyophilised formulation of a proprietary strain of bacterium. The study dosing regimen was two capsules two times per day for the duration of the treatment period.

Cohort C: Placebo

Participants diagnosed with IBS-C received two capsules of placebo matched to Blautix orally, twice daily for 8 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo control

Cohort D: Blautix

Participants diagnosed with Irritable bowel syndrome subtype D (IBS-D) received two capsules of Blautix orally, twice daily for 8 weeks. Maximum daily dose of Blautix (strain of Blautia hydrogenotrophica) will be 10\^10 to10\^11 MPN.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blautix

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Blautix is a live biotherapeutic product consisting of a lyophilised formulation of a proprietary strain of bacterium. The study dosing regimen was two capsules two times per day for the duration of the treatment period.

Cohort D Placebo

Participants diagnosed with IBS-D received two capsules of placebo matched to Blautix orally, twice daily for 8 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo control

Interventions

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Blautix

Blautix is a live biotherapeutic product consisting of a lyophilised formulation of a proprietary strain of bacterium. The study dosing regimen was two capsules two times per day for the duration of the treatment period.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Placebo control

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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MRx1234 Blautia Hydrogenotrophica

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Written consent on an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/ Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) approved informed consent form before any study specific evaluation
2. Males and Females between 18 and 70 years of age
3. Body Mass Index (BMI): 18-39 kg/m\^2
4. Having IBS-C or IBS-D as defined by Rome IV\* including Subtype Classification as defined in Table 2

\* Recurrent abdominal pain on average, at least 1 day/week in the last 3 months associated with two or more of the following criteria:
* Related to defecation
* Associated with a change in frequency of stool
* Associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
5. Have a moderate or severe IBS symptom severity score (\> 175) as defined by IBS-SSS

Table 2:

IBS -C Abdominal Pain Intensity: weekly average of worst daily (in past 24 hours) abdominal pain score of \> 3.0 on a 0 to 10-point scale And Stool Frequency: more than 25% of bowel movements with a consistency of Type 1 or Type 2 Bristol stool chart and less than 25% of bowel movements with Bristol stool form Type 6 or Type 7. Participants must have fewer than 3 complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) within a one week period (7 days)

IBS-D Abdominal Pain Intensity: weekly average of worst daily (in past 24 hours) abdominal pain score of \> 3.0 on a 0 to 10-point scale And Stool Consistency: more than 25% of bowel movements with a consistency of Type 6 or Type 7 Bristol stool chart and less than 25% of bowel movements with Bristol stool form Type 1 or Type 2.Participants must have at least one Type 6 or Type 7 bowel movements on at least four days within a one week period (7 days).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Males or females \<18 and \>70 years of age
2. Have a IBS symptom severity score \< 175 as defined by IBS-SSS
3. BMI: \<18 or \>39 kg/m\^2
4. Have a significant acute or chronic coexisting illness (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunological, metabolic or any condition which contraindicates, in the investigators' judgment, entry to the study)
5. Confirmed clinical diagnosis of bile acid malabsorption and / or on medication for bile acid malabsorption
6. Individuals who, in the opinion of the investigator, are poor attendees or unlikely for any reason to be able to comply with the study requirements
7. Participant is currently enrolled in or has not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other investigational device or drug study(s), or participant is receiving other investigational agent(s)
8. Have a malignant disease or any concomitant end-stage organ disease.
9. Females who are pregnant or breast feeding
10. Refusal to use acceptable methods of birth control (true abstinence, sterilisation, birth control pills, injections or contraceptive implants) for fertile participants (females) while on treatment and following completion of 2 menstrual cycles/ months after the last dose of study treatment. For Males, a barrier method of birth control from randomisation until the Follow-Up visit
11. Use of antibiotics within 1 month of screening
12. Use of systemic steroids within the last month
13. Change in dose or introduction of an antipsychotic within the last month
14. Have suffered from a major psychiatric disorder
15. Clinically diagnosed Lactose intolerance
16. Clinically diagnosed Coeliac disease
17. Change of diet e.g. FODMAP, gluten-free within last 3 months
18. Those \> 50 will be excluded if their diagnosis of IBS is recent (\<12 months) and if they have not had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy within previous 5 years.
19. Any gastrointestinal-related abdominal surgery other than hernia repair or appendectomy
20. Participants taking prucalopride
21. Other investigational procedures while participating in this study are excluded
22. Known HIV infection, or hepatitis A, B, or C active infection
23. Participants with abnormal laboratory values at screening deemed by the investigator to be clinically significant
24. Participants who have taken commercially available probiotics within the last month (30 days prior to randomization)
25. Participants with known or suspected hereditary fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltose insufficiency
26. Participants taking guanylate cyclase agonists, such as linaclotide and lubiprostone
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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4D pharma plc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eamonn Quigley

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Clinical Research Foundation, Houston, Texas

Locations

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Clinical Research Associates

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Elite Clinical Studies

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Translational Research Group, Inc

North Hollywood, California, United States

Site Status

Probe Clinical Research

Riverside, California, United States

Site Status

Connecticut Gastroenterology Clinical Research

Bristol, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Digestive CARE of North Broward, LLC

Coral Springs, Florida, United States

Site Status

Borland-Groover Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Orlando Florida BioClinica Research Network

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Center of Florida

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

East Coast Institute for Research, LLC.

Saint Augustine, Florida, United States

Site Status

Guardian Angel Research Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Georgia Medical Associates

Snellville, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Evanston Premier Healthcare & Research, LLC.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Centex Research, Inc.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Capitol Research

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Specialists in Gastroenterology

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

PharmQuest

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Aventiv Research Inc.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Coastal Carolina Research Center

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

WR-ClinSearch

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Gulf Coast Medical Research, LLC.

Missouri City, Texas, United States

Site Status

Blue Ridge Medical Research

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Cork University Hospital

Cork, , Ireland

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Barnsley)

Barnsley, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Blackpool)

Blackpool, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Cannock)

Cannock, , United Kingdom

Site Status

CPS Research

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Leeds)

Leeds, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Liverpool)

Liverpool, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Manchester)

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Wythenshawe Hospital

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MAC Clinical Research (Stockton-on-Tees)

Stockton-on-Tees, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Ireland United Kingdom

References

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Quigley EMM, Markinson L, Stevenson A, Treasure FP, Lacy BE. Randomised clinical trial: efficacy and safety of the live biotherapeutic product MRx1234 in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Jan;57(1):81-93. doi: 10.1111/apt.17310. Epub 2022 Nov 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36369645 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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BHT-II-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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