A Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Various Vibrating Capsule Modes

June 30, 2024 updated by: Vibrant Ltd.

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Various Vibrating Capsule Modes

The study is a prospective, adaptive, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, Sham-controlled pilot study, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Vibrant Capsule in relieving constipation in subjects with functional constipation.

Three arms that assessed:

  • Vibrant Capsule with vibrating mode 1 administered 5 times per week
  • Vibrant Capsule with vibrating mode 2 administered 5 times per week
  • Sham Capsule administered 5 times per week

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Subjects will be followed continuously for at least a 2 weeks run-in period and then be randomized to either Vibrant or Sham capsules for a treatment period of 8 weeks. The first 2 weeks of treatment will be considered as a subjects' training period.

Data reporting will be done on an electronic Case Report Form and an eDiary. Subjects will be asked to refrain from taking any medication or supplement to relieve their constipation, during the entire study period.

After the run-in period, the subjects will return and eligibility will be re-assessed. Subjects will be trained on how to use the base unit and will swallow the first capsule on site the day of baseline visit. They will activate and ingest the rest of the capsules at home by themselves, using the base unit.

Subjects will be instructed to complete a simple subject eDiary each day throughout the duration of the study. A final visit will take place at the end of the 8 week treatment period.

Subjects will receive phone calls at least once a week and subject compliance will be monitored during the 8 weeks of the study.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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67

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Canoga Park, California, United States, 91303
        • HOPE Clinical Research
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87109
        • Albuquerque Neuroscience
    • Ohio
      • Willoughby, Ohio, United States, 44094
        • Great Lakes Medical Research
    • Virginia
      • Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23606
        • Health Research of Hampton Roads

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

22 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects aged 22 years and older
  • Subjects with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation according to Rome III criteria and who have not experienced relief of their symptoms from available therapies
  • Subjects with an average of <3 Spontaneous Bowel Movements per week and ≥1 Spontaneous Bowel Movements per week
  • Normal colonoscopy performed within 10 years prior to study participation, unless the subjects are <50 years old and without alarm signs and/or symptoms
  • Subject signed the Informed Consent Form
  • Female subjects must have a negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of complicated/obstructive diverticular disease
  • History of intestinal or colonic obstruction, or suspected intestinal obstruction.
  • History of significant gastrointestinal disorder, including any form of inflammatory bowel disease or gastrointestinal malignancy
  • History of gastroparesis
  • Use of any of the following medications:
  • Medications that may affect intestinal motility, prokinetics, anti-Parkinsonian medications, opiates, opioids, calcium-channel blockers, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide
  • With the exception of antidepressants, thyroid or hormonal replacement therapy, when the subject has been on a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to enrollment.
  • Clinical evidence of significant respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, biliary, endocrine, psychiatric or neurologic disease.
  • Presence of cardiac pacemaker or gastric electrical stimulator.
  • History of, or current eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, or compulsory overeating.
  • Diagnosis of mega-rectum or colon, congenital anorectal malformation, clinically significant rectocele, history of intestinal resection (with an exception for appendectomy, cholecystectomy and inguinal hernia repair), history of bariatric surgery or evidence of any structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract that might affect transit
  • History of Zenker's diverticulum, dysphagia, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal stricture or achalasia
  • Chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Subjects with pelvic floor dysfunction/defecatory disorder
  • Participation in another clinical study within one month prior to screening.
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Active Comparator-Vibrating Mode 1
Patients will receive vibrating capsule Vibrating Mode 1 for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week). Active Mode 1 and Active Mode 2 differ in their vibration sessions
Device: Vibrating Capsule
Patients will receive vibrating capsule for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week)
Experimental: Active Comparator-Vibrating Mode 2
Patients will receive vibrating capsule Vibrating Mode 2 for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week). Active Mode 1 and Active Mode 2 differ in their vibration sessions
Device: Vibrating Capsule
Patients will receive vibrating capsule for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week)
Sham Comparator: Sham Comparator
Patients will receive sham capsule for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week). The Sham capsule is visually similar to the active capsules (Active Mode 1 and Active Mode 2, which differ in their vibration sessions) but without the active components.
Device: Sham capsule
Patients will receive vibrating capsule for 8 weeks of treatment (5 capsules/week)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
CSBM1- an Increase of at Least One Weekly Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) During at Least 6 of the 8 Weeks of Treatment
Time Frame: 8 weeks
CSBM1 success rate, defined as an increase from the base line of at least one weekly Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) during at least 6 of the 8 weeks of treatment
8 weeks
CSBM2- an Increase of at Least Two Weekly Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) During at Least 6 of the 8 Weeks of Treatment
Time Frame: 6-8 weeks
CSBM2 success rate, defined as an increase from the base line of at least two weekly Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) during at least 6 of the 8 weeks of treatment.
6-8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
SBM 1- Success Rate, Defined as as an Increase From the Base Line of at Least One Weekly Spontaneous Bowel Movement (SBM) During at Least 6 of the 8 Weeks of Treatment.
Time Frame: 6-8 weeks
SBM success rate, defined as as an increase from the base line of at least one weekly Spontaneous Bowel Movement (SBM) during at least 6 of the 8 weeks of treatment. Subjects with less than 2 weeks (with at least 5 days per week) of valid diary during the treatment period will be considered as non-evaluable.
6-8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Vibrant Ltd.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Tal Malina, B.SC MBA, Vibrant Gastro

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 14, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 29, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 29, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 3, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 30, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2024

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 300CLD

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Data from this study will be presented in future Vibrantgastro publications.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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