Status:

RECRUITING

Washed Microbiota Transplantation for Malnutrition After Nonphysiological Reconstruction of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Lead Sponsor:

The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Nanjing Medical University

Conditions:

Malnutrition

Gastroenterostomy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, multicenter study to evaluate WMT in improving nutritional status in malnourished patients who underwent nonphysiological reconstruction of the upper gastrointestina...

Detailed Description

Background: Malnutrition is a common complication of nonphysiological reconstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The potential of washed microbiota transplantation (WMT) in improving nutritio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergone nonphysiological reconstruction of the gastrointestinal tract (such as Billroth-II, Roux-en-Y, Child, Whipple reconstruction)
  • Aged over 18 years old;
  • Malnutrition is assessed by Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 score≥3 and Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) score≥4;
  • Written informed consent;

Exclusion

  • Expected survival time \< 3 months;
  • Still on anti-tumor therapy or it is expected during the visit;
  • Complicated with ascites or edema caused by malnutrition;
  • Known organic gastrointestinal disease (e.g., gastrointestinal infection, inflammatory bowel disease, or radiation enteritis);
  • Undergone other gastrointestinal surgery (e.g., enterectomy, enterostomy, or gastrostomy) except appendectomy or anal fistula surgery;
  • Complicated with contraindications of enteral nutrition such as ileus, active gastrointestinal bleeding, and shock;
  • Cannot tolerate gastroscopy or colonoscopy;
  • Severe comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, cardiopulmonary failure, severe liver or or kidney diseases);
  • Complicated with other wasting diseases (e.g., active tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, HIV, active hepatitis, hip fracture, craniocerebral injury, etc.);
  • A history of anti-infective treatment within 30 days before enrollment; or need anti-infective treatment at the time of enrollment; or unwilling to stop taking drugs that affect gut microbes, such as probiotics;
  • Can not tolerate oral enteral nutrition;
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
  • Participating in another clinical trial;
  • Deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigators.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 20 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05439135

Start Date

October 20 2024

End Date

October 31 2025

Last Update

July 10 2025

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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210000