PMT for MDRO Decolonization

Description

This is a randomized, open label, comparative Phase II trial being conducted to determine whether fecal microbiota transplant using Penn Microbiome Therapy (PMT) products helps standard therapy eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Conditions

Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Infection, Enterobacteriaceae Infections, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, VRE Infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This is a randomized, open label, comparative Phase II trial being conducted to determine whether fecal microbiota transplant using Penn Microbiome Therapy (PMT) products helps standard therapy eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

A Phase II Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Using the Penn Microbiome Therapy Products on Recipient and Environmental Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

PMT for MDRO Decolonization

Condition
Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Infection
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection of the bloodstream, respiratory tract, or urinary tract. Qualifying MDROs include extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCRE) or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa non-susceptible to two or more classes of antibiotics (MDR-PA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
  • 2. On appropriate antibiotic treatment per clinical phenotypic susceptibility testing of the qualifying MDRO, and with a qualifying antibiotic class. Qualifying antibiotic classes include beta-lactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor, carbapenem (with or without betalactamase inhibitor), fluoroquinolone, lipopeptide, glycopeptide, or oxazolidinone.
  • 3. Expected duration of inpatient antibiotic treatment for index MDRO infection at least 5 days total.
  • 4. At least two calendar days remaining, and no more than 7 calendar days remaining prior to SCAIM (scheduled completion of inpatient appropriate antibiotics for the index MDRO infection).
  • 5. Age ≥ 18 years.
  • 1. Evidence of colon/small bowel perforation at the time of study screening.
  • 2. Unable to tolerate enteral and enema nutrition and medication administration (i.e., only able to tolerate intravenous nutrition and medications).
  • 3. Goals of care are directed to comfort rather than curative measures.
  • 4. Moderate (ANC \< 1000 cells/uL) or severe (ANC \< 500 cells/uL) neutropenia.
  • 5. Known food allergy that could lead to anaphylaxis.
  • 6. Known allergy to fecal microbiota transplant products or their components
  • 7. Pregnancy or lactation
  • 1. For subjects of childbearing potential (ages 18 to 55) and who are randomized to receive the intervention, the subject must have a negative pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to product administration
  • 2. Female or male subjects (ages 18 to 55) of reproductive potential engaged in active sexual activity that could lead to a pregnancy must agree to use one of the following forms of birth control while receiving study medications and through day 28 following completion of treatment, at minimum:
  • 8. Known gastrointestinal disease that could affect the safety of fecal microbiota transplant at time of enrollment:
  • 1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • 2. Short Gut Syndrome
  • 3. Fistulas
  • 4. Bowel resection surgery
  • 5. Colitis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pennsylvania,

Brendan J Kelly, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

2026-01