Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease With Constipation

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  • End date
    Dec 30, 2025
  • participants needed
    30
  • sponsor
    Guangzhou First People's Hospital
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constipation
dopamine
dopamine agonists
levodopa
antipsychotics
carbidopa
benserazide
dopa

Summary

Parkinson's disease(PD) may cause the autonomic nervous system's improper functioning, which is responsible for regulating the intestinal tract movement. A certain degree of degeneration of digestive system function can cause PD patients to constipation symptoms. Studies have shown that up to 63 percent of people with Parkinson's disease experience constipation. What is more, medications for PD, including levodopa and dopamine agonist, can also cause constipation. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have been conducted to investigate gut microflora and their influence on the central nervous system. Furthermore, some studies of Parkinson's disease have confirmed that gut microflora plays a vital role in the occurrence and development of Parkinson's disease.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation in the treatment of constipation symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease receiving a steady dose of levodopa. We will also analyze intestinal flora diversity in patients with Parkinson's disease with constipation. The investigation of the gut microbiome may emerge as a new therapeutic measure to treat constipation associate with Parkinson's disease.

Details
Condition Parkinson's Disease, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Treatment Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04837313
SponsorGuangzhou First People's Hospital
Last Modified on25 January 2022

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Inclusion Criteria

Between 18-75 years of age
Signed informed consent form
Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (according to 2016 edition of Chinese Parkinson's disease diagnostic criteria)
Parkinson's disease duration of 1 year or more
Hoehn & Yahr stage 1-4 (including)
Patients have following 2 or more symptoms, which appear for at least 6 months and exist in recent 3 months: A. at least 25% of defecation feel strenuous; B. At least 25% of defecation was not massive or hard; C. at least 25% of defecation had incomplete feeling; D. at least 25% of defecation had anorectal obstruction; E. at least 25% of defecation needed manual assistance; F. defecation less than 3 times a week, with or without abdominal pain
Patients are taking oral L-dopa (with or without Benserazide, carbidopa, and O-methyltransferase inhibitors) at least 4 weeks, and be able to tolerate a steady dose of dopamine agonists, monoamine oxidase B inhibitors, anticholinergics, and / or adamantine
Patients are taking stable dosage of anti-PD drugs, antidepressant drugs and antipsychotics for more than 1 month
Be able to tolerate the FMT infusion method such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule, nasoduodenal tube insertion, etc
Be able to receive follow-up visit, follow-up examination and specimen collection on time

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with Parkinson's syndrome and Parkinsonism plus syndrome
History of cerebrovascular accident, brain injury, epilepsy and other brain injury
The "opening" stage was Hoehn & Yahr 5
Patient received neurosurgical intervention or stereotactic brain surgery for Parkinson's disease
Patients with organic lesions of digestive tract
Patients had major abdominal surgery
History of infectious diarrhea and took antibiotics in recent 2 weeks
Patients infected with Clostridium difficile and other pathogens
Patients with HIV or compromised immune system (such as congenital immunodeficiency or currently taking immunosuppressive drugs)
Patients with uncontrollable basic diseases of digestive system
Patients could not fully understand and sign the informed consent form
Patients who were not considered suitable for inclusion in the study
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