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Ursodeoxycholic Acid in C. Difficile Infection
Feasibility Studies to Investigate the Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Prevention of Recurrence of C. Difficile Infection
1 other identifier
interventional
6
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The primary objective of the study is to assess tolerability and adherence to treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started May 2019
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 8, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 31, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 2, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2023
CompletedApril 9, 2024
April 1, 2024
4.7 years
August 31, 2022
April 8, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
To assess tolerability to oral ursodeoxycholic acid
Assess for side effects
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
To determine recurrence of C. difficile infection in those able to take ursodeoxycholic acid
12 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Ursodeoxycholic acid
EXPERIMENTALOnly one arm - subjects receiving ursodeoxycholic acid
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Completion of a course of antibiotic treatment for C. difficile infection within the previous 7 days
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant or Breast-feeding
- Gall bladder inflammation
- Frequent episodes of biliary colic
- Occlusion of the common bile duct or cystic duct
- Active small intestinal inflammation
- Previous resection of distal small intestine
- Treatment with bile salt binding agents, ciclosporin or ciprofloxacin
- Diarrhoea (from any cause) at study initiation
- hypersensitivity to bile acids or any excipient of the formulation
- Life expectancy less than 6 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 31, 2022
First Posted
September 2, 2022
Study Start
May 8, 2019
Primary Completion
December 31, 2023
Study Completion
December 31, 2023
Last Updated
April 9, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-04