C. Difficile and Ursodiol
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 32
Summary
- Conditions
- Diarrhea
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The non-investigational reference therapies, Metronidazole, Vancomycin and fidaxomicin , are FDA-approved antibiotics currently in use today because of their effectiveness in suppressing the growth of C. difficile and therefore quickly eliminating the colitis and diarrhea. However, they do not promo...
The non-investigational reference therapies, Metronidazole, Vancomycin and fidaxomicin , are FDA-approved antibiotics currently in use today because of their effectiveness in suppressing the growth of C. difficile and therefore quickly eliminating the colitis and diarrhea. However, they do not promote the restoration of the normal bacterial flora. Therefore, when medication is stopped, the C. difficile colitis returns. In vitro findings have established that ursodeoxycholic acid is a surrogate for deoxycholic acid in preventing the growth of C. difficile, and interrupting recurrence.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02748616
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Norman Javitt, MD NYU Langone Health
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