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Registration number
NCT01896635
Ethics application status
Date submitted
6/07/2013
Date registered
11/07/2013
Date last updated
25/10/2016

Titles & IDs
Public title
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation in Ulcerative Colitis
Scientific title
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Chronic Active Ulcerative Colitis - A Randomised Double Blind Controlled Study of Efficacy & Safety
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
FOCUS
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
FOCUS
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Ulcerative Colitis 0 0
Inflammatory Bowel Disease 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Inflammatory bowel disease

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Other - FMT infusions
Other interventions - Placebo infusion

Active comparator: FMT infusions - FMT infusions constituted from stool provided by healthy, screened donors

Placebo comparator: Placebo arm - Placebo infusions


Treatment: Other: FMT infusions
Active FMT derived from healthy anonymous pre-screened donors

Other interventions: Placebo infusion
Placebo infusion not containing any donor microbial material
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Other
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Composite Clinical remission & Endoscopic remission / response as measured by Mayo subscores
Timepoint [1] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Clinical remission as measured by Mayo subscores
Timepoint [1] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Clinical response as measured by Mayo subscores
Timepoint [2] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Endoscopic healing as measured by UCEIS
Timepoint [3] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Treatment failure rate as defined by Mayo subscores
Timepoint [4] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Quality of life as measured by IBDQ
Timepoint [5] 0 0
8 weeks
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Safety and tolerability as measured by adverse event data
Timepoint [6] 0 0
8 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Ulcerative colitis >3 months duration
* Active mild-moderate ulcerative colitis (Mayo 4-10)
* Ulcerative colitis of any extent except isolated proctitis < 5cm
* Live within driving distance of clinical site (to attend multiple study visits)
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
75 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy
* Active gastrointestinal infection
* Other gastrointestinal disease / comorbidities
* Prior colonic surgery
* Recent antibiotic or probiotic use
* Prednisone > 20mg
* Monoclonal antibody immunosuppressive therapy

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2013
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2016
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
81
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
St Vincent's Hospital - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Nambour General Hospital - Nambour
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2010 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2200 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
4560 - Nambour

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
The University of New South Wales
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Hazel Mitchell, BSc PhD
Address 0 0
University of New South Wales
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Results not provided in https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01896635