A Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Ramosetron on Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Male Patients

October 14, 2014 updated by: Astellas Pharma Inc

Post-marketing Clinical Study of Ramosetron Hydrochloride (Irribow Tablets) - Double-blind, Parallel-group Comparative Study in Patients (Male) With Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A study to verify the superiority of ramosetron hydrochloride (Irribow Tablets) to placebo for male patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS) and to evaluate its safety.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

296

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Japan
      • Hokkaido, Japan
      • Kansai, Japan
      • Kantou, Japan
      • Kyusyu, Japan

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 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients meeting the Rome III Diagnostic Criteria
  • Loose (mushy) or watery stools within the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a history of surgical resection of the stomach, small intestine or large intestine
  • Patients with a history or current diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or colitis ulcerative)
  • Patients with a history or current diagnosis of colitis ischemic
  • Patients with a current diagnosis of enteritis infectious
  • Patients with a current diagnosis of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
  • Patients who are currently participating in another clinical trial (including a post-marketing clinical study) or those who participated in another clinical trial (including a post-marketing clinical study) within 12 weeks before the study
  • Patients with a history or current diagnosis of malignant tumor
  • Patients with a history of abuse of drugs or alcohol within 1 year or those who are currently abusing them

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
Placebo Comparator: Placebo group
Drug: Placebo
oral
Experimental: ramosetron group
Drug: Ramosetron
oral
Other Names:
  • YM060
  • Irribow

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Responder rate of stool form normalization
Time Frame: For 4 weeks
For 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Responder rate of patients reported global assessment of relief of IBS symptoms
Time Frame: For 4 weeks
For 4 weeks
Responder rate of patients reported assessment of relief of abdominal discomfort and/or pain
Time Frame: For 4 weeks
For 4 weeks
Responder rate of patients reported assessment of improvement of abnormal bowel habits
Time Frame: For 4 weeks
For 4 weeks
Safety assessed by the incidence of adverse events and abnormal values in labo-tests
Time Frame: For 4 weeks
For 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Astellas Pharma Inc

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

October 20, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 14, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 060-CL-501

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