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Impact of Rifaximin Therapy on Intestinal Byproducts in End-Stage Renal Disease

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02738905
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (insufficient support)
First Posted : April 14, 2016
Last Update Posted : February 28, 2019
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
American Heart Association
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jason Stubbs, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine if rifaximin reduces serum trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) levels in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
End Stage Renal Disease Drug: Rifaximin Early Phase 1

Detailed Description:
Study participants will undergo 3 study visits: baseline, day 7 (immediately post-therapy), day 21 (2 weeks post-therapy). All participants will provide blood and stool samples at each visit.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Impact of Rifaximin Therapy on Intestinal Byproducts in End-Stage Renal Disease
Study Start Date : January 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date : February 26, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : February 26, 2019

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Drug Information available for: Rifaximin

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Rifaximin
Participants will receive study drug for a period of 7 days.
 Drug: Rifaximin
One 550 mg tablet taken orally two times a day.
Other Name: XIFAXAN


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in serum TMAO levels [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 7 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in serum TMAO levels [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 21 ]
  2. Change in fecal bacterial species [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 7 ]
  3. Change in fecal bacterial colony numbers [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 7 ]
  4. Change in fecal bacterial species [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 21 ]
  5. Change in fecal bacterial colony numbers [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Day 21 ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of end-stage renal disease
  • Receiving chronic intermittent hemodialysis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with less advanced kidney disease
  • Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
  • Patients who may be pregnant
  • Hemodynamically unstable patients
  • Patients with liver failure, pancreatic insufficiency, or inflammatory bowel disease
  • Patients with ongoing or recent infection and those with history of C-diff infection
  • Patients with abnormal bowel structure secondary to surgical or anatomic variations
  • Patients on certain medications, including immunosuppressants, antidiarrheal agents, or recent (within the last 2 months) use of antibiotics
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02738905


Locations
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United States, Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
Westwood Dialysis Center
Westwood, Kansas, United States, 66205
Sponsors and Collaborators
Jason Stubbs, MD
American Heart Association
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Jason Stubbs, MD University of Kansas Medical Center
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Responsible Party: Jason Stubbs, MD, Associate Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02738905    
Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY00004204
First Posted: April 14, 2016    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 28, 2019
Last Verified: February 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Kidney Diseases
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Renal Insufficiency
 Rifaximin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents