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A Clinical Trial Evaluating Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Adolescents With ADHD
Sponsor: University of Calgary
Summary
The primary goals of this phase 2 clinical trial are to determine the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in adolescents (aged 13-17) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Official title: Feasibility, Safety and Tolerability of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in an Adolescent Population With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
64
Start Date
2026-08-31
Completion Date
2029-08-31
Last Updated
2026-08-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)
Participants will receive active oral FMT capsules, administered over three consecutive visits with each dose spaced 24 hours apart (20 capsules per visit at Visits 3A, 3B, and 3C). This will be administered following bowel preparation to serve as the primary therapeutic intervention for the active FMT regimen.
Nitazoxanide 500mg BID
Participants will receive oral combination therapy consisting of Nitazoxanide (500 mg administered in capsule form) taken twice daily for 6 consecutive days, administered concurrently with oral liquid Vancomycin (250 mg) twice daily for 6 days prior to dosing.
Vancomycin 250mg BID
Participants will receive oral liquid Vancomycin at a dose of 250 mg, administered twice daily for 6 consecutive days. This will be taken concurrently with oral Nitazoxanide capsules (500 mg) as part of FMT pre-treatment. Placebo antibiotic receiving participants will receive a matching oral liquid vehicle placebo on the identical twice-daily, 6-day schedule.
Placebo Vancomycin
Participants will receive a matching oral liquid vehicle placebo, administered twice daily for 6 consecutive days.
Placebo Nitazoxanide
Participants will receive matching oral placebo capsules, administered twice daily for 6 consecutive days.
Pico-Salax
Participants will undergo bowel cleansing prior to the intervention. On the evening before the first day of dosing participants will consume 1.5 sachets of Pico-Salax mixed in water, followed by eight 250 mL glasses of water over the subsequent 60 minutes to induce a bowel purge over an expected 6- to 8-hour period.
Placebo Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)
Participants will receive matching oral placebo capsules, administered over three consecutive visits with each dose spaced 24 hours apart (20 capsules per visit at Visits 3A, 3B, and 3C). This will be administered following bowel preparation to serve as the control comparator for the active FMT regimen.
Locations (1)
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada