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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01085760
Date of registration: 10/03/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Public title: A Pilot Study of Vancomycin or Metronidazole in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis PSC
Scientific title: A Pilot Study of Vancomycin or Metronidazole in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Date of first enrolment: February 2010
Target sample size: 35
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01085760
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Jayant A Talwalkar, MD
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Affiliation:  Mayo Clinic
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of PSC established by alkaline phosphatase >1.5 times and/or two fold
elevation of liver transaminases (AST and/or ALT) for at least 6 months duration.

- Cholangiography demonstrating intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic biliary obstruction,
beading, or narrowing consistent with PSC.

- Both genders.

- Age = 18 years old and < than 75 years old.

- Patient's informed consent for study participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Treatment with systematic antibiotics, azulfidine, ursodeoxycholic acid,
corticosteroids, colchicine, methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclosporine, chlorambucil,
budesonide, pentoxifylline, tacrolimus, silymarin or prednisone in the preceding three
months.

- Active drug or alcohol use.

- Prior history of allergic reactions to the antibiotics which will be used in the
study.

- Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the
patients' ability to complete the study safely or successfully.

- Evidence of decompensated liver disease such as recurrent variceal bleeding,
refractory ascites or spontaneous hepatic encephalopathy.

- Anticipated need for transplantation in one year (Mayo survival model <80% one-year
survival without transplant).

- Findings highly suggestive of liver disease of other etiology such as chronic
alcoholic liver disease, chronic hepatitis B or C infection, hemochromatosis, Wilson's
disease, 1-antitrypsin deficiency, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary
cirrhosis or secondary sclerosing cholangitis.

- Pregnancy or current lactation. Subjects becoming pregnant during the study will be
withdrawn.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Metronidazole
Drug: Vancomycin
Primary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in Alkaline Phosphatase Following 12 Weeks of Treatment [Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in C-Reactive Protein Following 12 Weeks of Treatment [Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks]
Change From Baseline in Mayo PSC Risk Score Following 12 Weeks of Treatment [Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks]
Change From Baseline in Total Bilirubin Following 12 Weeks Treatment [Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
08-008247
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Foundation
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 19/09/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01085760
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