Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Obesity

Summary

This is a randomized controlled pilot study to assess the microbiological and clinical impacts of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in patients with obesity. The investigators will prospectively enroll 20 adult patients who are obese (Body Mass Index of 35kg/m2 or higher) after providing written informed consent. The study participants will be randomized 1:1 to either the treatment arm or the placebo arm. The treatment arm will receive an induction FMT with capsules followed by a monthly maintenance dose of oral capsules for 12 weeks total. The placebo group will receive a placebo capsules for induction followed by monthly intake of oral placebo capsules for 12 weeks.

Timeline

Start

2017-04-01

Primary completion

2018-10-18

Completion

2019-07-24

Publications

• Allegretti JR, Kassam Z, Hurtado J, Marchesi JR, Mullish BH, Chiang A, Thompson CC, Cummings BP. Impact of fecal microbiota transplantation with capsules on the prevention of metabolic syndrome among patients with obesity. Hormones (Athens). 2021 Mar;20(1):209-211. doi: 10.1007/s42000-020-00265-z. Epub 2021 Jan 9.
• Allegretti JR, Kassam Z, Mullish BH, Chiang A, Carrellas M, Hurtado J, Marchesi JR, McDonald JAK, Pechlivanis A, Barker GF, Miguens Blanco J, Garcia-Perez I, Wong WF, Gerardin Y, Silverstein M, Kennedy K, Thompson C. Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation With Oral Capsules in Obese Patients. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Apr;18(4):855-863.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Jul 10.

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