Fecal Microbial Transplantation for Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial

NCT ID: NCT05790356

Last Updated: 2024-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-01

Study Completion Date

2026-04-01

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial will investigate the effects of capsules containing stool from healthy donors, called fecal microbial transplant (FMT), in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled proof-of-concept trial. A total of 30 RA patients will be asked to join the study. They will be randomized to receive capsular FMT + standard of care or placebo + standard of care. There will be four study visits in total: Baseline, FMT administration, 6- and 12-week follow-up visits. Follow-up visits will consist of assessment by a rheumatologist, completion of surveys, and collection of biologic samples.

Samples for the study are stool, urine and blood. Blood and fecal samples will be collected at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Urine samples will be collected at baseline and 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
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Study Groups

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Fecal Microbial Transplant

Participants will be administered 35-40 FMT capsules orally with water, for a total dose of 80-100g. This will only occur once and takes approximately 30 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fecal Microbial transplant

Intervention Type DRUG

Fecal microbial transplant will be investigated for its effect on gut bacterial composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Placebo

Participants will be administered 35-40 placebo capsules orally with water. This will only occur once and takes approximately 30 minutes.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo capsules

Intervention Type OTHER

The placebo capsules will not contain FMT but will have the same appearance.

Interventions

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Fecal Microbial transplant

Fecal microbial transplant will be investigated for its effect on gut bacterial composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsules

The placebo capsules will not contain FMT but will have the same appearance.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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FMT Capsules Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-years old or older
* RA diagnosis by ACR/EULAR criteria \[26\]
* Positive for the RA-associated antibodies, anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPA) and/or rheumatoid factor (RF)
* Stable RA therapy \> 6 months
* Patient in remission or low disease activity by DAS28
* Consents to study


* A healthy donor who has a normal body mass index (BMI of 18.5-30) and who satisfies the following criteria will be selected from a pool of donors available in the Infectious Diseases clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital supervised by Dr. Silverman and screened for all transmissible agents. at the Microbiology and Immunology lab at St. Joseph's Hospital under Dr. Silverman for the study and screened for transmissible agents.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* Current or recent \[in the last 60 days\] exposure to high dose oral (\>30 mg of prednisone daily or equivalent), IV corticosteroids, biologic therapies or JAKi.
* Patients who require inhaled steroids or local steroid injections are not excluded from the study
* Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency (HIV, transplantation, or autoimmune disease other than RA requiring immunosuppressive therapies), or currently receiving systemic steroid therapy (\>10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent)
* Received rituximab or other chemotherapeutic agent in the last 2 years.
* Expected to require any other form of systemic or localized anti-neoplastic therapy while on study
* Has a known history of a hematologic malignancy, primary brain tumor or sarcoma, or of another primary solid tumor, unless the patient has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease for five years. NOTE: This time requirement also does not apply to patients who underwent successful definitive resection of basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, in situ cancers including cervical cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, or other in situ cancers.
* Ongoing use of antibiotics/anti-virals or previous use of antibiotics/anti-virals in the last 3 months prior to the FMT procedure
* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy or requiring hospital admission in last 3 months.
* Presence of a chronic intestinal disease (e.g. Celiac disease, malabsorption, colonic tumor, IBD)
* Presence of absolute contra-indications to FMT administration
* Toxic megacolon
* Anaphylactic allergic reactions to food (e.g. shellfish, nuts, seafood, eggs)
* Has serious uncontrolled concomitant illnesses, such as: cardiovascular disease (uncontrolled congestive heart failure, hypertension, cardiac ischemia, myocardial infarction, and severe cardiac arrhythmia), severe obstructive or restrictive pulmonary diseases, cirrhosis or ALT\>100, renal disease with GFR\<50 and uncontrolled psychiatric illness.
* Patient has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of treatment
* Insulin-dependent diabetes
* Previous bariatric surgery
* Chronic neutropenia (\<0.5) Currently participating in another clinical trial


* Any underlying metabolic disease including; hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, insulin insensitivity, atherosclerosis
* A history of any gastrointestinal or liver disorders or cancers. Including but not limited to; gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), microscopic colitis, motility disorders (including gastroparesis and irritable bowel syndrome) diverticular disease
* Previous surgery to the intestine, liver or gallbladder (except remote appendectomy)
* History of any malignancy
* Use within 3 months of any antibiotics
* Hospitalization within 3 months
* Recent travel to a developing country (within 3 months).
* New Sexual Partner (within 3 months)
* Street drug use, family history of diabetes, early onset coronary disease or gastrointestinal or liver disease, colon cancer, familial malignancy
* Psychiatric history (major affective disorder, psychotic illness, ongoing use of any psychiatric medications)
* Any positive laboratory results for a transmissible pathogen
* Alcohol intake with a cut off value of \<10g/d in women and \<20g/d in men
* Currently participating in another clinical trial that may alter fecal composition.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Joseph's Health Care London

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lillian Barra, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Locations

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St. Joseph's Health Care London

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Lillian Barra, MD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

519-646-6100 ext. 65986

Jeremy Burton, PhD

Role: CONTACT

519-646-6100 ext. 61365

Facility Contacts

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Arden Lawson, BMSc

Role: primary

519-646-6100 ext. 42570

Alex Roa, MLA/T

Role: backup

519-646-6100 ext. 42696

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Other Identifiers

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FeMiTRA01

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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