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Poop pills for ICU patients? new study tests gut bacteria transplant

NCT ID NCT06603883

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jan 07, 2026 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study tested whether transplanting healthy gut bacteria (fecal microbiota transplantation) could help critically ill ICU patients who have trouble tolerating tube feeding due to gut problems. Nineteen patients received the treatment, and researchers measured improvements in feeding tolerance, gut barrier function, and survival rates. The goal was to find a new way to manage a common complication in intensive care.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

  • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, China

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GASTROINTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION-INDUCED ENTERAL NUTRITION INTOLERANCE