Fecal Microbiota Transplantation As a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

NCT03876327 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2020-08-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

this pilot study aims to further explore the potential usage of Fecal microbiota transplantation in treating constipation and possibly also motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, and to increase understanding of the potential relationship between the identities of intestinal microbial communities and PD.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

fecal microbial transplantation

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a technique in which intestinal microbiota are transferred from a healthy donor to the patient, with as primary goal to introduce - or restore - a stable and 'healthy' microbial community in the gut.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • arik segal, MD · SOROKA MC

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-19
Primary Completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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