Table 3. Preliminary efficacy by treatment group in preventing CDI recurrence for 60 days after FMT.
Treatment Group | Lyophilized* 100 g FMT product once |
Lyophilized* 100 g FMT product for 2 consecutive days (total 200 g) |
Total Lyophilized* groups combined | Frozen+ 100 g FMT product once |
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Number Subjects | 8 | 23 | 31 | 34 |
Cure* (%) | 5 (63%) | 21 (91%) | 26 (84%) | 30 (88%) |
*Lyophilized product given orally in enteric coated capsules
+Frozen product given by retention enema
p values
Overall comparison: Lyophilized (total 31) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.76 with 95%CI -2.86 to 0.78
High dose lyophilized (total 23) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.54 with 95%CI -4.26 to 0.12
Low Dose lyophilized (total 8) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.11 with 95%CI -2.86 to 0.78
Low Dose lyophilized (total 8) vs. High dose lyophilized (total 23), p = 0.09 with 95%CI -1.22 to 0.02