Poop pills or tubes: could fecal transplants tame deadly transplant complication?
NCT ID NCT07602751
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving fecal microbiota (from a healthy donor) via a tube or scope into the gut can safely help children and young adults with severe intestinal graft-versus-host disease that hasn't improved with steroids. About 20 participants aged 3 months to 25 years will receive 1 to 3 treatments. The main goal is to check safety, but researchers will also see if it helps control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fecal microbiota transplantation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for severe gut graft-versus-host disease that doesn't respond to steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase pilot study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Risks include infection or complications from the procedure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Roma, 00165, Italy
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Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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UOC Clinica di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova
Padova, 35128, Italy