Gut bacteria booster may stop transplant complication
NCT ID NCT04373057
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a dietary supplement called galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) can prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people receiving a stem cell transplant. GVHD is a serious complication where donor cells attack the patient's body. The supplement aims to change gut bacteria to reduce this risk. The trial involves 128 adults aged 18-80 and has two phases: first finding the best dose, then comparing GOS to a placebo.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Plan to undergo allogeneic HCT for any cancer or non-cancer illness * Age 18-80 years * Karnofsky Performance Status \>70 Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant/lactating * Malabsorption syndrome, short bowel or chologenic diarrhea * At time of enrollment, Grade 2 or higher GI symptoms per NCI-CTCAE * Active treatment with other prebiotics, probiotics, or herbal supplementation (ok if stops before enrollment) * Active treatment with antibiotics (with the exception of prophylactic antibiotics) * Concurrent enrollment on the Duke HCT Home Transplant study or another clinical trial targeting GVHD; patients who are enrolled in observational or non-pharmacologic intervention trials (for example, the Duke HCT Research-POP Pre and Peri-HCT Optimization Program aka "R-POP") or pharmacologic or cellular therapy trials with other targets (for example, NK DLI) are NOT excluded
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Locations
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Duke
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Kansas University Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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