Washed Microbiota Transplantation for Allergic Rhinitis

NCT ID: NCT06372184

Last Updated: 2024-05-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-01

Study Completion Date

2029-10-01

Brief Summary

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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by sneezing, nasal congestion, nasal itching and nasal leakage and is caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reactions to inhaled allergens. Increasing evidence showed that gut microbiota could influence the development of AR, and we found that washed microbiota transplantation (WMT) could improve nasal symptoms in clinical practice. This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of WMT for AR.

Detailed Description

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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by sneezing, nasal congestion, nasal itching and nasal leakage and is caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reactions to inhaled allergens. The prevalence of AR has been reported from 5% to 50% worldwide which is dependent on the method of diagnosis and age of participants studied. AR is often co-morbid with asthma and/or conjunctivitis, which affects patients' daily life and carries a huge economic burden.

Increasing evidence showed that gut microbiota can influence the development of AR. Fecal Microbiota transplantation (FMT), the most classic way to treat diseases using gut microbiota, refers to the transplantation of functional microbiota in the feces of healthy people into the intestines of patients. It can reconstruct the overall gut microbiota of patients, thus treating gastrointestinal disease and external gastrointestinal diseases of patients. Washed microbiota transplantation (WMT), a new stage of FMT, is based on the automatic microfiltration machine (GenFMTer, Nanjing, China) and the following repeated centrifugation plus suspension with support from specific facilities. Compared with manual FMT, WMT can reduce the rate of adverseevents (such as fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, etc.) without affecting the efficacy.

In clinical practice, we found that WMT could significantly improve the nasal symptoms of AR. This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of WMT for AR.

Conditions

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Rhinitis, Allergic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Washed microbiota transplantation

Patients take four capsules containing washed microbiota once a day for five consecutive days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Washed Microbiota Transplantation

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients take four capsules containing washed microbiota once a day for five consecutive days

Placebo

Patients take four capsules in the same packaging as the experimental group once a day for five consecutive days

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients take four capsules in the same packaging as the experimental group once a day for five consecutive days

Interventions

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Washed Microbiota Transplantation

Patients take four capsules containing washed microbiota once a day for five consecutive days

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Patients take four capsules in the same packaging as the experimental group once a day for five consecutive days

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Capsule

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18-65 years old.
2. Meets the diagnostic criteria for allergic rhinitis.
3. rTNSS score greater than or equal to 6 points.
4. The subject or his/her legal representative gives informed consent, fully understands the purpose of the study, is able to communicate effectively with the investigator, and comprehends and complies with the requirements set forth in the study.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with acute nasosinusitis or upper respiratory tract infection.
2. Patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis, nasal septum deviation, nasal polyps, nasal tumors, and other nasal diseases or have undergone nasal surgery.
3. Antibiotics, PPI, probiotics, and other drugs that alter gut microbiota were used in the past two weeks.
4. Patients with poor lung function.
5. Patients with severe liver, kidney, and heart diseases
6. Patients with known psychiatric or neurological diseases.
7. Patients who use antihistamines, glucocorticoids, decongestants, mast cell membrane stabilizers, leukotriene antagonists in the past two weeks.
8. According to the judgment of the investigator, the subjects are not suitable to participate in this clinical study, or participation in this clinical study cannot guarantee the rights and interests of the subjects.

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Faming Zhang

Professor, Gastroenterology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Faming Zhang, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Locations

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Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Faming Zhang, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

086-25-58509883

Facility Contacts

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Faming Zhang, MD,PhD

Role: primary

086-25-58509883

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36878860 (View on PubMed)

Bousquet J, Anto JM, Bachert C, Baiardini I, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Walter Canonica G, Melen E, Palomares O, Scadding GK, Togias A, Toppila-Salmi S. Allergic rhinitis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020 Dec 3;6(1):95. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-00227-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33273461 (View on PubMed)

Martensson A, Cervin-Hoberg C, Huygens F, Lindstedt M, Sakellariou C, Greiff L, Cervin A. Upper airway microbiome transplantation for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Jun;13(6):979-988. doi: 10.1002/alr.23122. Epub 2023 Jan 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36515012 (View on PubMed)

Zhang T, Lu G, Zhao Z, Liu Y, Shen Q, Li P, Chen Y, Yin H, Wang H, Marcella C, Cui B, Cheng L, Ji G, Zhang F. Washed microbiota transplantation vs. manual fecal microbiota transplantation: clinical findings, animal studies and in vitro screening. Protein Cell. 2020 Apr;11(4):251-266. doi: 10.1007/s13238-019-00684-8. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31919742 (View on PubMed)

Schaefer M, Zimmermann K, Enck P. Probiotic treatment (Enterococcus faecalis) improves symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled trial. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Oct;13(10):1974-1977. doi: 10.1002/alr.23154. Epub 2023 Apr 7. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36922364 (View on PubMed)

Anania C, Di Marino VP, Olivero F, De Canditiis D, Brindisi G, Iannilli F, De Castro G, Zicari AM, Duse M. Treatment with a Probiotic Mixture Containing Bifidobacterium animalis Subsp. Lactis BB12 and Enterococcus faecium L3 for the Prevention of Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 16;13(4):1315. doi: 10.3390/nu13041315.

Reference Type RESULT
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Kang MG, Han SW, Kang HR, Hong SJ, Kim DH, Choi JH. Probiotic NVP-1703 Alleviates Allergic Rhinitis by Inducing IL-10 Expression: A Four-week Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2020 May 15;12(5):1427. doi: 10.3390/nu12051427.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32429063 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WMT-AR-RCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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