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Long-Term Outcomes After CDI: FMT Versus Antibiotic-Only Treatment (LTO-CDI)

28 april 2026 bijgewerkt door: Umeå University

Long-Term Outcomes After Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI): Comparative Follow-Up of FMT Versus Antibiotic-Only Treatments (LTO-CDI Cohort)

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) compared with antibiotic-only treatment in adults who were treated for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) at Umeå University Hospital between 2016 and 2024. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do patients treated with FMT maintain higher gut bacterial diversity up to 10 years after CDI compared with patients treated with antibiotics only?
  • Do donor gut bacteria introduced by FMT persist long-term in the recipient's gut?
  • Are there differences in gut metabolism, gut barrier function, and systemic inflammation between FMT-treated and antibiotic-only treated patients at long-term follow-up?
  • What are the long-term safety outcomes - including new diseases, hospitalizations, and mortality - in FMT-treated versus antibiotic-only treated patients?

Researchers will compare patients who received FMT to patients who received antibiotics only to see if FMT leads to lasting differences in gut microbiota, metabolism, immune markers, and clinical outcomes.

Participants will:

  • Attend a single study visit at Umeå University Hospital
  • Provide samples of blood, stool, urine, and a nasal swab
  • Complete two quality-of-life questionnaires

Clinical data will be collected from medical records for all participants.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Nog niet aan het werven

Conditie

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

Study design and setting This is a single-center, long-term observational cohort study conducted at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden. The study enrolls adult patients treated for CDI between February 1, 2016 and December 31, 2024, providing up to 10 years of follow-up from the index CDI episode. Participants are stratified into two groups: FMT-treated and antibiotic-only treated.

CDI case definition Compatible clinical presentation (≥3 loose stools in 24 hours) plus a positive nucleic acid amplification test (LAMP) for C. difficile, consistent with ESCMID diagnostic criteria.

Recruitment Potentially eligible living subjects are identified from departmental diagnosis records and contacted by mail with written study information and an opt-out form. Those who do not return the opt-out form are contacted by telephone and invited to a single study visit for informed consent and enrollment. Deceased individuals are included in safety analyses only, without contact with next of kin.

Biological sampling Blood: EDTA plasma, serum, PBMC isolation Fecal sample Urine sample Nasopharyngeal swab

Archived donor fecal samples and pre- and post-FMT patient samples from the Umeå FMT biobank will be retrieved for longitudinal comparisons.

Observational measures Gut and nasopharyngeal microbiota will be characterized by shotgun metagenomics (strain-level resolution) and 16S rRNA sequencing. Resistome profiling and detection of multidrug-resistant organisms by culture will be performed on fecal samples. Global and targeted metabolomics (short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, redox metabolites) will be performed on feces, urine, and blood. Gut barrier markers in blood will include LPS, LPS-binding protein (LBP), and EndoCAb. Systemic immune profiling will include cytokine panels, soluble immune mediators, antibodies, and transcriptomic profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The host genome will not be sequenced. Clinical observational measures will include additional CDI after index CDI. Pharmacological treatments and comorbidity at index CDI and follow-up, as well as any antibiotic exposure during follow-up will be collected from the medical records.

Studietype

Observationeel

Inschrijving (Geschat)

250

Contacten en locaties

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Studiecontact

Studie Locaties

  • Zweden
      • Umeå, Zweden
        • Umeå University Hospital
        • Contact:

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

  • Volwassen
  • Oudere volwassene

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Bemonsteringsmethode

Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef

Studie Bevolking

Patients that within the study period (2016-2024) have received treatment (antibiotic-only or FMT) at Umeå University Hospital.

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults aged 18 years or older
  • Symptomatic, microbiologically verified index CDI from February 1 2016 to December 31 2024
  • Having received CDI treatment at Umeå University Hospital (antibiotic-only or FMT)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age below 18 years at follow-up
  • Index CDI diagnosis not meeting ESCMID case definition
  • Testing positive for another gastrointestinal pathogen (virus/bacteria) that is more plausible to explain the clinical picture at index CDI episode
  • Declines participation

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

Cohorten en interventies

Groep / Cohort
Antibiotic treatment
Participants having received antibiotic-only treatment for previous Clostridioides difficile infection.
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
Participants having received FMT for previous Clostridioides difficile infection.

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Intestinal microbiota diversity
Tijdsspanne: At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Intestinal microbiota diversity assessed by metagenomic sequencing of stool samples.
At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Donor gut microbiota long-term engraftment
Tijdsspanne: At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Assessment of donor gut microbiota engraftment in participants stool samples 1-10 years post FMT, performed by metagenomic sequencing.
At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Stool short-chain fatty acid concentrations
Tijdsspanne: At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Stool short-chain fatty acid concentrations assessed using metabolomic methods.
At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Circulating markers of intestinal barrier function
Tijdsspanne: At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Circulating biomarkers related to intestinal barrier function measured in peripheral blood.
At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Health-related quality of life
Tijdsspanne: At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Patient-reported health-related quality of life assessed using the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). The descriptive system comprises five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression), each with five levels (no problems to extreme problems), producing a 5-digit health state profile. Higher index values indicate better health-related quality of life.
At follow-up visit 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Number of participants with new Clostridioides difficile infection episodes after subsequent antibiotic exposure
Tijdsspanne: Within 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Occurrence of new Clostridioides difficile infection episodes following exposure to non-CDI antibiotic treatment during follow-up.
Within 1-10 years after baseline CDI
Incidence of new comorbidities after FMT versus antibiotic-only treatment
Tijdsspanne: From baseline CDI to 1-10 year follow-up or prior death
Incidence of new diagnoses (autoimmune, autoinflammatory, neoplastic, and metabolic conditions) in FMT-treated participants compared with antibiotic-only treated participants, ascertained from medical records using ICD-10 diagnostic codes.
From baseline CDI to 1-10 year follow-up or prior death

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Sponsor

Umeå University

Medewerkers

Region Västerbotten

Onderzoekers

  • Hoofdonderzoeker: Johan Rasmuson, MD, PhD, Umeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology

Studie record data

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Geschat)

1 mei 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

1 augustus 2026

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

1 mei 2031

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

21 april 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

28 april 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

6 mei 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

6 mei 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

28 april 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 april 2026

Meer informatie

Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie

Trefwoorden

Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden

Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • LTO-CDI

Plan Individuele Deelnemersgegevens (IPD)

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NEE

Beschrijving IPD-plan

Individual participant data will not be shared due to the sensitive nature of the clinical and biological data collected in this observational study.

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