Xylitol Use for Decolonization of C. Difficile in Patients With IBD
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Official title
Xylitol Use for Decolonization of C. Difficile in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Brief summary
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This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study to assess the safety and efficacy of xylitol as an oral therapeutic for decolonization of C. difficile in IBD patients. A total of 99 patients who meet eligibility criteria will be randomized 1:1:1 to one of two xylitol doses or placebo arm. All arms will receive an identical capsule dosing for four weeks. Microbiome assessment and C. difficile testing will be performed at baseline, week 4, 8, 26, and 52.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05852587
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 99 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 2026
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2031
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2032
- Last update posted
- Feb 24, 2026
2026 – 2033
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 24, 2026 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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