Stool transplant for repeat bile duct infections
Treatments studied
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether transplanting healthy bacteria from a donor's stool (into your gut) is better than standard care for preventing repeat bile duct infections. It might help people who keep getting cholangitis despite usual treatments.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older.
- You must have had at least 2 episodes of acute cholangitis (a bile duct infection) in the last year.
- You must be able to swallow capsules by mouth.
- You cannot be pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You cannot have another serious illness (like advanced cancer or organ failure) that would make your life expectancy less than a year.
- Any bile duct blockage (from stones or narrowing) must have been fully treated - if it's still blocked, you can't join.
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