Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JNJ-27018966 (Eluxadoline) in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea

September 30, 2019 updated by: Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Dose Ranging, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JNJ-27018966 in the Treatment of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of different doses of JNJ-27018966 (eluxadoline) compared with placebo in the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-d).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

807

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • Alabama
      • Anniston, Alabama, United States, 36207
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      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35216
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      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35235
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      • Dothan, Alabama, United States, 36305
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      • Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35802
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      • Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35801
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      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36693
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      • Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36109
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      • Pell City, Alabama, United States, 35128
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    • Arizona
      • Chandler, Arizona, United States, 85224
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      • Glendale, Arizona, United States, 85308
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      • Mesa, Arizona, United States, 85203
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      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85018
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      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85020
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      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85050
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      • Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85282
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      • Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85283
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      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85704
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      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85710
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    • Arkansas
      • Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, 72401
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      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72211
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      • Searcy, Arkansas, United States, 72143
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      • Sherwood, Arkansas, United States, 72120
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    • California
      • Aliso Viejo, California, United States, 92656
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      • Anaheim, California, United States, 92801
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      • Azusa, California, United States, 91702
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      • Burbank, California, United States, 91505
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      • Carlsbad, California, United States, 92008
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      • Encinitas, California, United States, 92024
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      • Garden Grove, California, United States, 92843
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      • Garden Grove, California, United States, 92840
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      • Inglewood, California, United States, 90301
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      • Laguna Hills, California, United States, 92653
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      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
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      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90015
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      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90045
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      • Murietta, California, United States, 92562
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      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
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      • Orange, California, United States, 92869
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      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95825
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      • San Carlos, California, United States, 94070
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      • San Diego, California, United States, 92103-6204
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      • San Diego, California, United States, 92120
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    • Colorado
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80904
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      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80907
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      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80920
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      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80922
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      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80222
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      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80239
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      • Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80215
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      • Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80120
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      • Thornton, Colorado, United States, 80229
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    • Connecticut
      • Bristol, Connecticut, United States, 06010
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      • Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, 06708
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    • Florida
      • Aventura, Florida, United States, 33916
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      • Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33428
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      • Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33432
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      • Bradenton, Florida, United States, 34208
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      • Brandon, Florida, United States, 33511
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      • Chipley, Florida, United States, 32428
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      • DeLand, Florida, United States, 32720
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      • Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 33484
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      • Doral, Florida, United States, 33172
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      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33306
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      • Hialeah, Florida, United States, 33016
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      • Hialeah, Florida, United States, 33013
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      • Inverness, Florida, United States, 34452
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      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209
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      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32256
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      • Jupiter, Florida, United States, 33458
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      • Kissimmee, Florida, United States, 34741
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      • Largo, Florida, United States, 33777
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      • Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States, 33319
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      • Melbourne, Florida, United States, 32935
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      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33126
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      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33135
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      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
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      • Naples, Florida, United States, 34102
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      • Naples, Florida, United States, 34109
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      • New Port Richey, Florida, United States, 34652
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      • New Port Richey, Florida, United States, 34655
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      • New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States, 32168
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      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32837
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      • Plantation, Florida, United States, 33317
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      • Port Orange, Florida, United States, 32129
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      • Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33709
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      • South Miami, Florida, United States, 33143
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      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606
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      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33613
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    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30338
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      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30312
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      • Columbus, Georgia, United States, 31904
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      • Duluth, Georgia, United States, 30096
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      • Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
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      • Marietta, Georgia, United States, 30066
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      • Newnan, Georgia, United States, 30263
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      • Rome, Georgia, United States, 30165
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      • Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, 30328
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      • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31406
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    • Idaho
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      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83704
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      • Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, 83404
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      • Meridian, Idaho, United States, 83642
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      • Nampa, Idaho, United States, 83686
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    • Illinois
      • Champaign, Illinois, United States, 61820
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      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60634
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      • Morton, Illinois, United States, 61550
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    • Indiana
      • Anderson, Indiana, United States, 46016
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      • Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 47403
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      • Evansville, Indiana, United States, 47714
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      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46205
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      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46237
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      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46250
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    • Kansas
      • Lenexa, Kansas, United States, 66215
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      • Mission, Kansas, United States, 66202
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      • Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66202
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      • Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66215
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      • Topeka, Kansas, United States, 66606
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      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67203
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    • Kentucky
      • Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, 42101
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      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40504
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      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
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    • Louisiana
      • Metairie, Louisiana, United States, 70006
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      • Monroe, Louisiana, United States, 71201
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      • Opelousas, Louisiana, United States, 70570
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      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71101
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      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71103
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    • Maryland
      • Annapolis, Maryland, United States, 21401
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      • Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States, 20815
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      • Hollywood, Maryland, United States, 20636
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      • Laurel, Maryland, United States, 20707
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      • Lutherville, Maryland, United States, 21093
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      • Prince Frederick, Maryland, United States, 20678
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      • Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20850
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    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02135
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      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
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      • Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, 02301
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      • Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States, 02601
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      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01105
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    • Michigan
      • Chesterfield, Michigan, United States, 48047
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      • Interlochen, Michigan, United States, 49643
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      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49009
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      • Novi, Michigan, United States, 48377
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      • Troy, Michigan, United States, 48098
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    • Minnesota
      • Chaska, Minnesota, United States, 55318
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    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39202
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      • Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, 38801
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    • Missouri
      • Mexico, Missouri, United States, 65265
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      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
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      • Saint Peters, Missouri, United States, 63376
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    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
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      • Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59718
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    • Nebraska
      • Bellevue, Nebraska, United States, 68005
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      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
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      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68144
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    • Nevada
      • Henderson, Nevada, United States, 89052
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      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
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      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89183
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    • New Jersey
      • Atco, New Jersey, United States, 08044
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      • Blackwood, New Jersey, United States, 08012
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      • Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States, 07202
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      • Marlton, New Jersey, United States, 08053
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      • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
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      • South Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States, 08880
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      • Vineland, New Jersey, United States, 08360
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    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
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      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108
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    • New York
      • Binghamton, New York, United States, 13903
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      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11230
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      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11214
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      • Great Neck, New York, United States, 11023
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      • Great Neck, New York, United States, 11021
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      • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
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      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
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    • North Carolina
      • Boone, North Carolina, United States, 28607
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      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
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      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28209
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      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28277
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      • Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, 28304
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      • Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27403
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      • Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27401
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      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
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      • Harrisburg, North Carolina, United States, 28075
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      • Hickory, North Carolina, United States, 28602
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      • Hickory, North Carolina, United States, 28601
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      • High Point, North Carolina, United States, 27262
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      • Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 28546
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      • New Bern, North Carolina, United States, 28562
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      • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27609
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      • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27612
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      • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28401
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      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
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      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103-3914
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    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58103
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      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58104
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    • Ohio
      • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44302
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      • Beachwood, Ohio, United States, 44122
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      • Beavercreek, Ohio, United States, 45432
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      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
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      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44122
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      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
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      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214
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      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45432
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      • Franklin, Ohio, United States, 45005
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      • Mentor, Ohio, United States, 44060
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      • Miamisburg, Ohio, United States, 45342-3705
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      • Springfield, Ohio, United States, 45504
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      • Wadsworth, Ohio, United States, 44281
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    • Oklahoma
      • Norman, Oklahoma, United States, 73069
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      • Norman, Oklahoma, United States, 73071
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      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
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      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73112
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      • Yukon, Oklahoma, United States, 73099
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    • Pennsylvania
      • Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States, 18328
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      • Hermitage, Pennsylvania, United States, 16148
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      • Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19046
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      • Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, 17604
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      • Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States, 19446
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      • Newton, Pennsylvania, United States, 18940
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      • Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States, 18840
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      • Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States, 15401
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      • Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, 15301
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    • Rhode Island
      • Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States, 02864
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      • East Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02914
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      • Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, 02886
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    • South Carolina
      • Anderson, South Carolina, United States, 29621
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      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29201
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      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
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      • Greer, South Carolina, United States, 29651
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      • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States, 29464
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    • South Dakota
      • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57702
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    • Tennessee
      • Bristol, Tennessee, United States, 37620
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      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37421
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      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37404
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      • Germantown, Tennessee, United States, 38138
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      • Jackson, Tennessee, United States, 38301
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      • Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, 37604
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      • Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, 37660
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      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
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      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
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    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
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      • Bedford, Texas, United States, 76022
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      • Colleyville, Texas, United States, 76034
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      • El Paso, Texas, United States, 79902
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      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76107
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      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76108
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      • Grand Prairie, Texas, United States, 75052
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      • Grapevine, Texas, United States, 76051
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77074
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77005
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77022
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77034
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77081
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77090
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      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77505
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      • Hurst, Texas, United States, 76054
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      • Irving, Texas, United States, 75061
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      • Lake Jackson, Texas, United States, 77566
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      • Marshall, Texas, United States, 75670
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      • North Richland Hills, Texas, United States, 76180
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      • Odessa, Texas, United States, 79761
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      • Plano, Texas, United States, 75074
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      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78209
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      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
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      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78258
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      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78212
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      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78215
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      • Sugar Land, Texas, United States, 77478
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      • Sugar Land, Texas, United States, 77479
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      • Webster, Texas, United States, 77598
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    • Utah
      • Logan, Utah, United States, 84341
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      • Ogden, Utah, United States, 84405
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      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84109
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      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84121
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      • South Jordan, Utah, United States, 84095
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      • West Jordan, Utah, United States, 84088
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      • West Valley City, Utah, United States, 84120
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    • Virginia
      • Alexandria, Virginia, United States, 22304
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      • Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, 23320
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      • Christiansburg, Virginia, United States, 24073
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      • Danville, Virginia, United States, 24541
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      • Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031
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      • Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, 23455
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    • Washington
      • Mill Creek, Washington, United States, 98012-6316
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    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715
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      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
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Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 63 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has a diagnosis of IBS by Rome III criteria with a subtype of diarrhea
  • Female patients must be:
  • postmenopausal, defined as amenorrhea for at least 2 years at Prescreening,
  • surgically sterile (have had a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, tubal ligation, or otherwise be incapable of pregnancy),
  • abstinent, or
  • if sexually active, be practicing an effective method of birth control.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has a diagnosis of IBS by Rome III criteria with a subtype of constipation, mixed IBS, or unsubtyped IBS
  • Patient has a history of inflammatory or immune-mediated gastrointestinal (GI) disorders including inflammatory bowel disease (ie, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) and celiac disease
  • Patient has a history of diverticulitis within 6 months prior to Prescreening
  • Patient has a history of intestinal obstruction, stricture, toxic megacolon, GI perforation, fecal impaction, gastric banding, bariatric surgery, adhesions, ischemic colitis, impaired intestinal circulation (eg, aortoiliac disease), thrombophlebitis of a major vein, or hypercoagulable states.

Other protocol-specific eligibility criteria may apply.

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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Eluxadoline 5 mg
Eluxadoline 5 mg tablets, orally, twice daily for up to 12 weeks.
Tablets, orally, twice daily.
Other Names:
  • JNJ-27018966
Experimental: Eluxadoline 25 mg
Eluxadoline 25 mg tablets, orally, twice daily for up to 12 weeks. .
Tablets, orally, twice daily.
Other Names:
  • JNJ-27018966
Experimental: Eluxadoline 100 mg
Eluxadoline 100 mg tablets, orally, twice daily for up to 12 weeks.
Tablets, orally, twice daily.
Other Names:
  • JNJ-27018966
Experimental: Eluxadoline 200 mg
Eluxadoline 200 mg tablets, orally, twice daily for up to 12 weeks.
Tablets, orally, twice daily.
Other Names:
  • JNJ-27018966
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Eluxadoline placebo matching tablets, orally, twice daily for up to 12 weeks.
Matching placebo oral tablets twice daily.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants Who Were Composite Responders Based on Improvements From Baseline in Daily Worst Abdominal Pain and Daily Stool Consistency Scores at Week 4
Time Frame: Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Week 4
Composite responders were defined as participants who completed at least 5 out of 7 days with diary entries during the interval of interest and met both of the following criteria: 1) Average daily pain response scores over the past week improved by ≥30% and at least 2 points as compared with the baseline average pain score (average of daily worst abdominal pain the week prior to randomization), 2) Bristol Stool Scale (BSS) score of 3 or 4 on 66% of reported days in the past week. Abdominal pain was assessed on an 11-point scale where: 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. Stool consistency was assessed using the BSS 7-point scale where: 1=separate hard lumps, 2=sausage shaped but lumpy, 3=sausage-like with cracks on the surface, 4=sausage-like but smooth and soft, 5=soft blobs with clear cut edges, 6=fluffy pieces with ragged edges, and 7=watery with no solid pieces.
Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Week 4
Percentage of Participants Who Were Composite Responders Based on Improvements From Baseline in Daily Worst Abdominal Pain and Daily Stool Consistency Scores at Week 12
Time Frame: Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Week 12
Composite responders were defined as participants who completed at least 5 out of 7 days with diary entries during the interval of interest and met both of the following criteria: 1) Average daily pain response scores over the past week improved by ≥30% and at least 2 points as compared with the baseline average pain score (average of daily worst abdominal pain the week prior to randomization), 2) Bristol Stool Scale (BSS) score of 3 or 4 on 66% of reported days in the past week. The participant recorded their abdominal pain in a daily diary using an 11-point scale where: 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. The participant recorded stool consistency in a daily diary using the BSS 7-point scale where: 1=separate hard lumps, 2=sausage shaped but lumpy, 3=sausage-like with cracks on the surface, 4=sausage-like but smooth and soft, 5=soft blobs with clear cut edges, 6=fluffy pieces with ragged edges, and 7=watery with no solid pieces.
Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Week 12

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in the Weekly Pain Scores
Time Frame: Baseline (Week Prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
The participant recorded their worst daily pain score in a diary using an 11-point scale where: 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. The daily scores over the previous week were averaged. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
Baseline (Week Prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change From Baseline in Weekly BSS Scores
Time Frame: Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
The patient recorded stool consistency in a daily diary using the BSS 7-point scale where: 1=hard stool to 7=watery diarrhea. The daily scores over the previous week were averaged. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change From Baseline in the Number of Daily Bowel Movements
Time Frame: Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Participants recorded the number of bowel movements in a daily diary at the same time each day. The number of daily bowel movements over the previous week were averaged. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
Baseline (Week prior to Randomization) to Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Percentage of Participants With Response Based on Participants Achieving Prespecified Improvement in Symptoms for at Least 50% of the Time
Time Frame: Baseline (Week Prior to Randomization) to Weeks 1-12
Responders were participants that met both of the following criteria on the same week for at least 50% of time on study: 1) average of daily pain scores over the past week improved by ≥30% compared with baseline average in pain score, 2) ≥50% reduction in the number of days over the past week with a BSS score ≥5 compared with Baseline. Participants must also have had at least 5/7 days diary entry to be considered a responder for that week. Abdominal pain was assessed on an 11-point scale where a score of 0=no pain to 10=worst pain imaginable. Stool consistency was assessed using the BSS 7-point scale where: 1=separate hard lumps to 7=watery with no solid pieces. Response rates (percentage of participants) are based on model estimates from the logistic regression.
Baseline (Week Prior to Randomization) to Weeks 1-12

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 28, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 14, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 14, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 25, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 22, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

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