Table 1.

Table summarizing characteristics of all studies involving fecal microbiota transplant in cirrhotic patients

Ref.	Study		Intervention	Route of FMT administration	n	Mean MELD score	Follow-up
Bajaj et al[29], 2019	Phase I	Treatment arm	FMT + SOC	Enema	10	12.5	5 mo
		Control arm	SOC		10	12.5	5 mo
Bajaj et al[28], 2017	Phase I	Treatment arm	FMT	Enema	10	13.2	5 mo
		Control arm	SOC		10	12	5 mo
Woodhouse et al[33], 2019	Phase III	Treatment arm	FMT + Lactulose	NJ tube	13	12.88	3 mo
		Control arm	SOC		5	12.88	3 mo
Bloom et al[81], 2019	Phase II	Treatment arm	FMT	Oral	7	13.9	1 mo
		Control arm	SOC		3	NA	1 mo
Mehta et al[30], 2018	Case series		FMT	Colonoscopy	10	18	20 d
Kao et al[32], 2016	Case report		FMT	Colonoscopy	1	10	7 d

FMT: Fecal microbiota transplant; SOC: Standard of care; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.