Efficacy Study of Prucalopride to Treat Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP)

November 18, 2008 updated by: Movetis

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over, Multiple (n=1) Trial to Evaluate the Effects of R093877 in Patients With Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP).

This study was designed to investigate the clinical safety, tolerability and efficacy of prucalopride in improving the symptoms associated with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) in subjects with CIP. The study hypothesis was that prucalopride at doses up to 4 mg is safe, well tolerated, efficacious and improves the symptoms associated with CIP.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-treatment four periods cross-over trial investigated the clinical safety, tolerability and the efficacy of R093877 (prucalopride) in improving the symptoms associated with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) in subjects with CIP.

Subjects were treated for 4 periods of 12 weeks each with either R093877 2 mg (2 periods) or placebo (2 periods). In each of the first and second 6 month period, there was a placebo (PLA) and an active drug (PRU) treatment period. There were no wash-out periods. In total,7 subjects were randomized; 2 were assigned to the PLA-PRU-PLA-PRU, 2 to the PRUPLA-PRU-PLA, 2 to the PLA-PRU-PRU-PLA, and 1 to the PRU-PLA-PLA-PRU sequence group. Subjects were allowed to use up to 4 mg of prucalopride per day if the 2 mg dose seemed to be insufficient. Two subjects used an average of 3 mg of prucalopride per day during the active drug periods.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged ≥ 18 years;
  • A history of chronic pseudo-obstruction for at least 3 months;
  • Subjects with chronic idiopathic pseudo-obstruction or chronic pseudo-obstruction secondary to scleroderma or intestinal polyneuropathy;
  • CIP had been diagnosed by a Barium-imaging study showing the presence of dilatation of any part of the small bowel (with or without the presence of large bowel dilatation);

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with organic obstructing lesions causing intestinal obstruction;
  • Current uncontrolled cardiovascular or lung disease, neurologic or psychiatric disorders (including substance abuse but with the exception of nicotin), alcoholism, cancer or AIDS and endocrine disorder;
  • Impaired renal function
  • A serum amylase, a serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or a serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)concentration of > 2 times the normal limit;
  • Laboratory values outside the reference range of the laboratory, unless explained by the disease or felt by the investigator to be clinically unimportant;
  • Use of disallowed concomitant therapy;
  • Female subjects who were pregnant or wished to become pregnant during the course of the trial or who were lactating;

Study Plan

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Study record dates

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Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

November 19, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 19, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2008

Last Verified

November 1, 2008

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