Overview

Flagyl Microbiome in Crohn's Disease

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-10-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This study will compare the types of bacteria in the colon before and after colon resection surgery. The investigator will also compare standard post-operative antibiotic treatment to flagyl (metronidazole) treatment post-operatively to see if giving the antibiotic, decreases the incidence of return of Crohn's disease.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Louisville
Treatments:
Metronidazole
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- 20-80 years old who is deemed an acceptable surgical candidate for ileocolic
resection.

Exclusion Criteria:

- any patients that are dependent on total parenteral nutrition and unable to tolerate
oral intake

- patients who will undergo resection but will have an ileostomy created

- patients on maintenance antibiotics for their disease