Could a fecal transplant beat a stubborn stomach bug?
NCT ID NCT07704255
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether transplanting healthy gut bacteria from a donor can help clear a hard-to-treat H. pylori infection. Adults aged 18 to 70 who have failed at least four standard treatments will receive a fecal microbiota transplant through the anus. The goal is to see if this approach can successfully eradicate the bacteria, offering an alternative for those with resistant infections.
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 transplant given through the anus
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to treat hard-to-clear H. pylori infections without relying on more antibiotics.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase trial with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. The procedure carries risks of infection or other complications from the transplant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Ages 18-70 * 2\. Hp infection treatment failed ≥4 times with guidelines-recommended therapies * 3\. Patients with early gastric cancer, peptic ulcer, gastric MALT lymphoma, atrophic gastritis and other diseases requiring the eradication of Hp. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Antibiotics and bismuth were taken within 4 weeks before this treatment; Or had taken PPI, H2 receptor antagonist, P-CAB within 2 weeks prior to treatment; * 2\. Pregnant or lactating women; * 3\. Those who are allergic to the investigational drugs used in this test or have contraindications; * 4\. Participated in other drug trials within 3 months before the treatment of this trial; * 5\. There are other serious diseases that affect the evaluation of this study at the same time, or they cannot correctly express their own complaints and cannot cooperate; * 6\. Subjects with dysphagia; * 7\. Patients with malignant tumors, serious concomitant diseases, severe ulcer bleeding or perforation; * 8\. Patients judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for clinical trials. * 9\. Those who do not want to sign the informed consent for the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 601172, China
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