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RECRUITINGPhase 3INTERVENTIONAL

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Crohn's Disease as Relay After Anti-TNF Withdrawal

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About This Trial

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. CD pathogenesis remains poorly understood but involves an inappropriate immune response toward an unbalanced gut microbiota in predisposed hosts. The purpose of this study is to evaluate de clinical efficacy of the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a maintenance treatment following anti-TNF agent withdrawal in CD's patient.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Inclusion Criteria for patients : - Age ≥ 18 years and \< 75 years - Crohn's disease (according to the Lennard-Jones criteria) for at least 6 months - Patient in steroid-free clinical remission for at least 6 months under anti-TNF agent (no clinical evidence of flare nor change in Crohn's disease specific treatment (anti-TNF, immunosuppressive, …) within 6 months before inclusion) and CDAI \<150 the week before inclusion) and willing to withdraw anti-TNF treatment - Female of child-bearing age with an active contraception and this during at least the period of treatment (week 52) - Patient with health insurance - Informed Written consent Inclusion Criteria for healthy volunteer donor : - Age ≥ 18 years and \< 50 years - 17 kg/m² \< body mass index \< 30 kg/m² - Regular bowel movement defined as at least 1 stool every other day and maximum 2 stools per day - Subject with health insurance (AME excepted) - Informed written consent Exclusion Criteria for patients : - Crohn's Disease complication requiring surgical treatment - Contraindication to colonoscopy or anesthesia - Pregnancy or breastfeeding during the study (Cf. Addendum 4) - Diagnosis of Crohn's disease restricted to the upper gastrointestinal tract (oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum) - Patient with active perineal disease (defined as evidence of perineal abscess or active draining fistula or presence of seton or presence of perineal ulceration) - History of more than one small bowel resection or small intestine resection \> 1 meter - Current stoma (Ileostomy or a colostomy) or stoma in the last 6 months or any other intra-abdominal surgery within 3 months prior to inclusion - Participation in any other interventional study - Patient under legal protection Exclusion Criteria for healthy volunteer donor : \- For details, please see protocol Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria for patients : * Age ≥ 18 years and \< 75 years * Crohn's disease (according to the Lennard-Jones criteria) for at least 6 months * Patient in steroid-free clinical remission for at least 6 months under anti-TNF agent (no clinical evidence of flare nor change in Crohn's disease specific treatment (anti-TNF, immunosuppressive, …) within 6 months before inclusion) and CDAI \<150 the week before inclusion) and willing to withdraw anti-TNF treatment * Female of child-bearing age with an active contraception and this during at least the period of treatment (week 52) * Patient with health insurance * Informed Written consent Inclusion Criteria for healthy volunteer donor : * Age ≥ 18 years and \< 50 years * 17 kg/m² \< body mass index \< 30 kg/m² * Regular bowel movement defined as at least 1 stool every other day and maximum 2 stools per day * Subject with health insurance (AME excepted) * Informed written consent Exclusion Criteria for patients : * Crohn's Disease complication requiring surgical treatment * Contraindication to colonoscopy or anesthesia * Pregnancy or breastfeeding during the study (Cf. Addendum 4) * Diagnosis of Crohn's disease restricted to the upper gastrointestinal tract (oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum) * Patient with active perineal disease (defined as evidence of perineal abscess or active draining fistula or presence of seton or presence of perineal ulceration) * History of more than one small bowel resection or small intestine resection \> 1 meter * Current stoma (Ileostomy or a colostomy) or stoma in the last 6 months or any other intra-abdominal surgery within 3 months prior to inclusion * Participation in any other interventional study * Patient under legal protection Exclusion Criteria for healthy volunteer donor : \- For details, please see protocol

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)

The colonoscopy for FMT will be planned between 7 and 14 days after the last adalimumab or sub-cutaneous infliximab administration and 6 weeks +/- 7 days after the last intravenous infliximab administration 14 and 28 days following the last sub-cutaneous golimumab administration. After colon cleansing using polyethylene glycol, the patient will have a colonoscopy under general anesthesia. The patient will then receive either FMT (frozen preparation of 50g of stools in 300ml of saline (NaCl 0.9%), (FMT vehicle in the terminal ileum or the colon. At W12 and W24 after first colonoscopy, the patient receives treatment by capsule (15 capsules contain 0.8g of stools by visit).

DRUG

Sham-transplantation (placebo)

The colonoscopy for sham-transplantation will be planned between 7 and 14 days after the last adalimumab or sub-cutaneous infliximab administration and 6 weeks +/- 7 days after the last intravenous infliximab administration, 14 and 28 days following the last sub-cutaneous golimumab administration. After colon cleansing using polyethylene glycol, the patient will have a colonoscopy under general anesthesia. The patient will then receive either sham transplantation (frozen preparation of NaCl 0.9% with 10% glycerol) in the terminal ileum or the colon. At S12 and S24 after first colonoscopy, the patient receives treatment by capsule (15 capsules contain placebo).

Locations (1)

Gastroenterology Department of Saint Antoine Hospital
Paris, France