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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety of Faecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jessica Emily GreenMichael BerkMohammadreza MohebbiAmy LoughmanAmelia J McGuinnessDavid Jonathan CastleMary Lou ChattertonJoahna PerezPhilip StrandwitzEugene AthanChristopher HairAndrew A NierenbergJohn F CryanFelice Jacka
Published in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2023)
All feasibility targets were met or exceeded. This study found that enema-delivered FMT is feasible, acceptable, well-tolerated, and safe in patients with MDD. The findings of this study support further research to evaluate clinical efficacy, and the use of this protocol is supported.
Keyphrases
  • major depressive disorder
  • bipolar disorder
  • randomized controlled trial
  • stem cells
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • open label