New gut bacteria therapy shows promise for colitis
NCT ID NCT06582264
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested a new treatment called MB310 in 29 adults with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. The main goal was to see if it is safe and how well it takes hold in the body. Participants received either MB310 or a placebo, and researchers monitored side effects and signs of disease control.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 70 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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Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Must be aged 18 to 70 years, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent; * Must have newly diagnosed or a history of recurrent UC based on clinical, endoscopic, and histological assessments; * Must have active, mild-to-moderate UC as defined by the Modified Mayo Score (MMS) of ≥4 and ≤7, and an Endoscopic Subscore of ≤2 in the most affected area proximally ≥15 cm from anal verge; * Male patients, and female patients of childbearing potential who are at risk of pregnancy, must agree to use a highly effective method of birth control * Female patients must not be pregnant or breastfeeding; * Male patients must agree to abstain from sperm donation; * Must be able to understand and comply with the Protocol requirements; and * Must be willing and able to provide written informed consent at Screening (Visit 1). Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Disease limited to proctitis \<15 cm from anal verge; * Short bowel or malabsorption syndromes; * Prior intestinal or colon resection surgery (with exception of cholecystectomy or appendectomy); * Severe/fulminant UC; * Other forms of inflammatory bowel disease including diagnostic uncertainty by the Investigator, or functional gastrointestinal disorders; * Positive stool test for parasites, bacterial pathogens, or Clostridium difficile; * Use of any of the following treatments: * Oral 5-ASA products at a dose \>3.0 g per day (unless the use is currently stable and anticipated to remain stable during the study); * Aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (except aspirin for cardioprotective reasons at a dose of ≤325 mg per day); * Loperamide and other antidiarrheal agents or probiotics; * Antibiotics or other antibacterial treatment (unless an ophthalmic or otic antibiotic preparation, or a topical antibiotic for skin infection); * Faecal Matter Transplant (FMT) or administration of Vowst®, Rebiotix®, or other Live Biotherapeutic Product (LBP); * Intravenous or intramuscular corticosteroids; * Oral corticosteroids \>10 mg prednisolone or equivalent per day; * Any drugs formulated for rectal administration and/or interventions; * Immunomodulating or immunosuppressing drugs (unless the use is currently stable and anticipated to remain stable during the study); * Biologics, ozanimod, etrasimod, tofacitinib, filgotinib, or upadacitinib; or * Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or H2 blockers. * Patients whose disease has not responded to or lost response to 2 or more advanced therapies (biologics or small molecules); * Significant liver impairment; * Concurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis; * Clinically significant hematological function abnormalities; * Known hypersensitivity, intolerance, or contraindication to oral vancomycin, MB310, and/or any excipients; * History of, or known malignancy (unless adequately treated (i.e., cured) basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or carcinoma in situ of the cervix with no evidence of recurrence within 5 years prior to Screening); * Any infectious disease (HIV is allowed where certain protocol-specified criteria are met); * Significant cardiovascular condition; * Involvement in another clinical study (unless observational) within 4 weeks of Screening from the last dose of study drug or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer; or * Any other clinically relevant or poorly controlled, unstable condition that would confound study endpoints or adversely affect patient safety or compliance.
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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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Acibadem City Clinic, Tokuda Hospital
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Centro Medico Teknon
Barcelona, Spain
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Centrum Medyczne Kermed
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli - Hospital de Sabadell
Sabadell, Spain
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Diagnostic Consulting Center Convex EOOD
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Diagnostic-Consulting Center
Varna, Bulgaria
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Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Juan Ramon Jimenez
Huelva, Spain
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Klinikum Klagenfurt am Woerthersee
Klagenfurt, Austria
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Korczowski Bartosz, Gabinet Lekarski
Rzeszów, Poland
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Medical Center Rusemed EOOD
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Medizinische Universitaet Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Panstwowy Instytut Medyczny MSWiA - Klinika Gastroenterologi i Chorob Wewnetrznych
Warsaw, Poland
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St George's Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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Uniklinikum Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
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University Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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Warsaw IBD Point
Warsaw, Poland
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Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy, Klinika Gastroenterologii i Chorob Wewnetrznych
Warsaw, Poland
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