A Safety Study of Lactobacillus Reuteri BGP-014 in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

June 23, 2025 updated by: BioGaia Pharma AB

A Randomised Placebo-controlled Safety Study of Lactobacillus Reuteri BGP-014 in Patients With Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

The objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri BGP-014 in mild to moderate active Ulcerative Colitis (UC) patients as an oral administered local treatment in addition to Standard of Care (SoC) treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
35

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Linköping, Sweden
        • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linköping University Hospital
      • Stockholm, Sweden
        • Gastroenterology Department, Danderyds Hospital
      • Stockholm, Sweden
        • Gastroenterology Department, Ersta Hospital
      • Uppsala, Sweden
        • Department of Medical Sciences Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uppsala University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The subject has given written consent to participate in the study.
  • Diagnosed previously with UC (> 6 months earlier) determined by clinical and endoscopic histopathology (pathology showing chronic inflammatory changes). ≥1 documented previous flare-up and with last resolved flare >3 months away.
  • Active UC determined by sigmoidoscopy before randomisation of study (baseline) and defined as a total Mayo index score of 4 to 10 points (endoscopic subscore ≥1, rectal bleeding ≥1).
  • Permitted concomitant SoC medications include: Oral aminosalicylates (5-ASA), with a stable dose (1.6-4.8g/ day) for at least 12 days prior to screening, Visit 1. Steroids (dose ≤15mg at screening, Visit 1) with further tapering of dose in accordance with SoC until steroid tx termination. Immunomodulator, as: 6-Mercaptopurine, Azathioprine, Methotrexate (Stable dose for > 12 weeks prior to screening, Visit 1).
  • Females of childbearing potential must use effective contraceptives

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Involvement in any investigational drug or device study within 30 days prior to this study
  2. Known intolerance of 5-ASA or sulphasalazine medications
  3. Biologics or FMT treatment less than 12 weeks before screening
  4. No 5-ASA or steroid topical treatment is allowed
  5. Antibiotic treatment < 1 month prior the study
  6. Unable to maintain stable dose of NSAIDs and PPIs
  7. Evidence of on-going extensive colitis
  8. Fever, defined as a temperature of >38.5 °C, at Visit 1
  9. Anaemia, Hb value below 100
  10. Evidence of on-going toxic megacolon
  11. Presence of obstructive diseases of the gastrointestinal system
  12. Any clinically significant concomitant disease that might interfere with patient safety
  13. Unwilling to withdraw probiotic supplements. Yoghurts without supplemented bacteria are permitted
  14. Pregnant
  15. Planned abdominal surgery
  16. Judged unable by the physician to comprehend information regarding the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Biological: Placebo
Oral capsule
Experimental: Active
Biological: BGP-014
Oral capsule containing lyophilised Lactobacillus reuteri

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Frequency and severity of adverse events
Time Frame: Up to 10 weeks
The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of BGP-014.
Up to 10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
BioGaia Pharma AB

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Per M Hellström, Professor, Uppsala University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 9, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 26, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 2, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
June 26, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 23, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • AUCH-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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