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- Clinical Trial NCT00598338
Efficacy and Safety Study of Prucalopride for the Re-Treatment of Chronic Constipation
A Two-Period, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of re-Treatment of Prucalopride on Efficacy and Safety in Subjects With Chronic Constipation.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether prucalopride is safe and effective in the re-treatment of chronic constipation.
Hypothesis:
Retreatment is as effective and safe as treatment with prucalopride in patients with chronic constipation.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
This is a multicentre, Phase III trial with a parallel-group design, consisting of a 2 week drug-free run-in period, followed by a 4-week double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period, a drug-free washout period of at least 2 weeks, and a second 4-week double-blind treatment period.
During the initial run-in period, the subject's bowel habit will be documented in a daily diary and the existence of constipation will be confirmed. Eligible subjects will be randomly allocated to double-blind treatment with either 4 mg prucalopride or placebo, given orally once daily before breakfast, for 4 weeks.
After 4 weeks of treatment, each subject will enter a drug-free washout period. The length of the washout period will be either 2 or 4 weeks, depending on how long it takes for the subject to meet the criteria for constipation. If the subject is unable to re-qualify after a 4-week washout, the subject must be discontinued from the trial.
Subjects who qualify for the second double-blind treatment period will receive the same treatment as during the first treatment period, once-daily for an additional four weeks.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 3
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and non-pregnant, non-breast-feeding female outpatients at least 18 years of age (no upper age limit).
History of constipation; the patient reported having, on average, 2 or fewer spontaneous bowel movements per week that resulted in a feeling of complete evacuation as well as the occurrence of one or more of the following for at least 6 months before the selection visit:
- very hard (little balls) and/or hard stools at least a quarter of the stools;
- sensation of incomplete evacuation following at least a quarter of the stools;
- straining at defecation at least a quarter of the time. The above criteria were only applicable for spontaneous bowel movements, i.e. not preceded within a period of 24 hours by the intake of a laxative agent or by the use of an enema.
Patients who never had spontaneous bowel movements were considered to be constipated and were eligible for the study.
- Having functional constipation. Constipation that was not induced by secondary causes of constipation (see exclusion criteria 1 through 7).
- Willing and able to fill out his/her own diary and questionnaires without help, and able to read and write English.
- Written informed consent, signed by the patient or legally acceptable representative and by the investigator.
- Availability for follow-up during the study period as determined in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in whom constipation was thought to be drug-induced, or who were using any disallowed medication
- Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- Patients suffering from endocrine disorders.
- Patients suffering from neurologic disorders
- Presence of a megacolon/megarectum or a diagnosis of pseudo-obstruction.
- Constipation as a result of surgery.
- Known or suspected organic disorders of the large bowel (i.e. obstruction, carcinoma, or inflammatory bowel disease). Results of a barium enema with flexible sigmoidoscopy or of a colonoscopic examination performed within the last 12 months were needed to rule out organic disorders. A colonoscopic examination or barium enema with flexible sigmoidoscopy performed within the last 3 years was acceptable if the examination was performed for an evaluation of constipation, and there was no history or evidence of weight loss, anaemia, or rectal bleeding, and the patient had 3 consecutively negative stool occult blood tests at screening. Patients with polyps discovered by colonoscopy that were untreated (i.e. by polypectomy) were to be excluded.
- Presence of known serious, uncontrolled illnesses: clinically significant cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, endocrine, psychiatric disorders (including active alcohol or drug abuse) or metabolic disturbances.
- Clinically significant cancer within the past 5 years.
- Subjects known to be HIV positive.
- Impaired renal function, i.e. serum creatinine concentration >2 mg/dL (>180 micromol/L) or creatinine clearance ≤50 mL/min.
- Clinically significant abnormalities of haematology, urinalysis, or blood chemistry.
- Females of child-bearing potential without adequate contraceptive protection during the study. Oral contraceptives, Depo Provera® and Norplant® had to be used for at least 3 months prior to randomisation. Intrauterine devices (IUDs), sterilization, or a double barrier method were other acceptable methods of birth control.
- Treatment with an investigational drug in the 30 days preceding the run-in phase of the study.
- Previous treatment with either prucalopride formulation.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo
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o.d.
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Active Comparator: 1
Prucalopride
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4 mg o.d.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Proportion (%) of subjects with three or more spontaneous, complete bowel movements per week.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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8 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Miner, Jr. B Miner, MD, Oklahoma Foundation for Digestive Research
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- PRU-USA-28
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