4,000 patients join landmark poop transplant safety study
NCT ID NCT03325855
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a national registry that will follow up to 4,000 people who receive a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for C. diff infection or other gut conditions. Researchers will track side effects, infections, and whether the disease comes back. The goal is to better understand the long-term safety and effectiveness of this treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
Who is studied
All patients receiving FMT or other gut-related-microbiota products and the donors providing specimens for the enrolled patients' FMT. Patients will be enrolled regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or age.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Recipient Inclusion Criteria * Ability to give informed consent * Receiving FMT or other gut-related microbiota product within 90 days after providing consent * Access to internet and/or telephone * Donor Inclusion * Ability to give informed consent * Providing stool sample for FMT Exclusion Criteria: * Incarceration
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
28 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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American Gastroenterological Association
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
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Atlantic Health System
COMPLETEDMorristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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Baylor Research Institute - Scott & White Medical Center
COMPLETEDTemple, Texas, 76508, United States
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Best Quality Research, Inc.
WITHDRAWNHialeah, Florida, 33016, United States
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Brown University Women's Medicine and Collaborative
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02904, United States
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Carle Foundation Hospital
COMPLETEDUrbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Concorde Medical Group
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
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GI Pros
WITHDRAWNNaples, Florida, 34102, United States
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Gastroenterology Group of Rochester, LLP
COMPLETEDRochester, New York, 14618, United States
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Henry Ford Health Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Indiana University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
COMPLETEDBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Loyola University of Chicago/ Loyola University Medical Center
RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGeorgetown, District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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New York University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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NorthShore University Health System
TERMINATEDEvanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Ochsner
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Penn Medicine Princeton Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPlainsboro, New Jersey, 08536, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
WITHDRAWNPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Rutgers
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
COMPLETEDAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGRedwood City, California, 94063, United States
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center
RECRUITINGRoseville, California, 95661, United States
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Temple University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
WITHDRAWNHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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The University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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UMass Memorial Health
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01604, United States
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University of Alberta
WITHDRAWNEdmonton, Alberta, T6G2X8, Canada
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University of California
WITHDRAWNLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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University of Chicago School of Medicine
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of North Carolina
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Wisconsin - Madison
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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Valley Hospital and Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89146, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Ventura Clinical Trials
WITHDRAWNVentura, California, 93003, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine - Pediatric
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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West Virginia University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGHamden, Connecticut, 06518, United States
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