Study to Evaluate the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Purpose

The study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of frozen FMT delivery via retention enema compared to lyophilized powder given in oral capsules as induction FMT in subjects with active UC. This study will also determine changes in microbiome (diversity and genera) and proportion of antibody-coated microbiota from baseline to after completion of FMT.

Condition

  • Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of active UC defined on clinical grounds (Partial Mayo score ≥ 3 with each subscore >1) - Sexually active male and female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method of birth control during the study. - Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine Qualitative Human Chorionic Gonadotropin(HCG)pregnancy test at enrolment and on the Week 1, Day 1 of the Treatment prior to administration of study drug. - Willing and able to sign an informed consent form and attend all study-related clinic visits, assessments, and follow-up phone calls. - Subject has an attending physician who will provide the non-FMT care.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects with sever UC (Mayo score of >7) - Unable to take retention enema or multiple capsules orally. - Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study. - Receipt of systemic non-topical antibiotics within 14 days of treatment day 1. - Positive results for active HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C infections. - History of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection or FMT in the past 6-months. - History of other active gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, microscopic colitis, celiac disease, short gut syndrome, colostomy, colectomy, gastrointestinal fistulae or strictures, chronic parasitic infections, diverticulitis etc. - Known history of bile acid diarrhea - Compromised immune system (e.g. primary immune disorders or clinical immunosuppression due to a medical condition or medication e.g. taking oral prednisone >20 mg a day or prednisone-equivalent) - History of active cancer and/or ongoing chemotherapy (superficial non-metastatic cancers and maintenance chemotherapy are permitted). - History of use of an investigational drug within 90 days prior to the screening visit. - History of significant uncontrolled systemic disease that in the opinion of the study investigator could interfere with study participation and/or objectives. - Life expectancy of < 1 year. - In the opinion of investigator, subject for any reason, should be excluded from the study. - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 500IU/mL

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Experimental: PRIM-DJ2727 - FROZEN
  • Drug: PRIM-DJ2727 - FROZEN
    Patients with active UC will receive induction dose of 100 grams of stool via frozen retention enema, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) product manufactured as PRIM-DJ2727-FROZEN administered in clinic. This consists of microbiota suspension from well-screened donors. Twice filtered fecal microbiota product diluted in saline to 500 mL containing 100g of study drug will be administered as frozen enema induction dose
Experimental
Experimental: PRIM-DJ2727 - CAPSULES
  • Drug: PRIM-DJ2727 - CAPSULES
    Patients with active UC will receive induction dose of 100 grams of stool in orally administered enteric-coated capsules Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) product manufactured as PRIM-DJ2727-CAPSULES.These capsules consists of microbiota from well-screened donors. The induction dose of enteric-coated capsules will be derived from 100 grams stool.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Herbert L DuPont, MD
713-500-9366
herbert.l.dupont@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Herbert L DuPont, MD
713 500 6687
herbert.l.dupont@uth.tmc.edu

Detailed Description

Studies have shown that microbiota disturbances occur in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). This study will evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of microbiota replacement treatment in active UC, and changes in microbiome (diversity and genera) and proportion of antibody-coated microbiota from baseline to after completion of FMT. Studies have shown that microbiota disturbances occur in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). This study will evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of microbiota replacement treatment in active UC, and changes in microbiome (diversity and genera) and proportion of antibody-coated microbiota from baseline to after completion of FMT.