FMT for Alcohol Use Disorder in Cirrhotics.

NCT ID: NCT06496191

Last Updated: 2024-07-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-27

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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* Title "FMT for Alcohol Use Disorder in cirrhotics: A Randomized Controlled Trial"
* The aim of the study is to study the efficacy of Fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with Alcohol liver disease over a 6 month duration without liver related side effects. The project will be conducted at ILBS over the period of 1 year.
* The concept is to test the efficacy of FMT in alcohol related cirrhotics by its effect on achieving and maintaining abstinence and in reducing lapses and relapses. Thereby reducing the progression of alcoholic liver disease as continued ethanol consumption is an important predictor in increasing overall morbidity and mortality.

Detailed Description

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Hypothesis :- - FMT is useful in reducing craving and return to heavy drinking in patients with alcohol related cirrhosis with active drinking, through modulation of gut microbiota and correction of dysbiosis

Aim and Objective -

\- To assess the efficacy of FMT in decreasing lapse, relapses and maintaining alcohol abstinence in AUD in patients with cirrhosis

Study population:

\- Patients with cirrhosis with recent alcohol use attending outpatient clinic at ILBS, New Delhi

Study design:

\- Open label, parallel group, randomized, controlled study.

Study period:

\- 1 year

Sample size with justification:

\- Assuming that abstinence in Placebo group is 50% and we assume that there will be 40% absolute increase in FMT group (90%; Bajaj JS, Hepatology 2021) with alpha 5 and power of 80%, investigator need to enroll 48 cases, further assuming 10 % dropout rate it was decided to enroll 54 cases that is 27 in each group.

Conditions

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Liver Cirrhosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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FMT + SMT

Therapy with Fecal microbiota transplantation with SMT (Baclofen + AUD counselling). - Single dose (30gm/90ml) of FMT will be given via upper GI gastroduodenoscope at D4.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

FMT

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

\- Single dose (30gm/90ml) of FMT will be given via upper GI gastroduodenoscope at D4

SMT

Intervention Type OTHER

Baclofen + AUD counselling

Placebo + SMT

Placebo therapy with SMT (Baclofen + AUD counselling)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

SMT

Intervention Type OTHER

Baclofen + AUD counselling

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo identical to the FMT arm.

Interventions

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FMT

\- Single dose (30gm/90ml) of FMT will be given via upper GI gastroduodenoscope at D4

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

SMT

Baclofen + AUD counselling

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Placebo identical to the FMT arm.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. All consecutive patients with alcohol related cirrhosis with serum bilirubin \<5mg/dl with an active alcohol consumption atleast within last 4 weeks aged between 18 -70yrs.
2. Fulfilling DSM - 5 criteria for alcohol use disorder (Association, 2013).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Acute illness or fever on the day of planned FMT
3. Ongoing/Past 2 weeks antibiotic use
4. Unclear diagnosis of CLD
5. Non-elective hospitalization within last month
6. Serum bilirubin \>5mg/dl
7. Grade 2 or more Ascites
8. Any Episode of HE Grade 2 or more or requiring hospital admission within 3 months
9. Episode of AVB within last 3 months
10. Treatment with corticosteroids/Immunosupression within the past 60 days
11. Unwilling to participate
12. Dependence on any other substance (except Nicotine)
13. Psychiatric disorder requiring pharmacotherapy/Suicidal tendency
14. Known untreated, in-situ luminal GI cancers \& chronic intrinsic GI diseases.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS)

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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India

Central Contacts

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Dr Srajit Singh, MD

Role: CONTACT

01146300000

Facility Contacts

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Dr Srajit Singh, MD

Role: primary

01146300000

Other Identifiers

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ILBS-FMT-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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