Study on Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients With Opioid-induced Constipation Treated With Naloxegol

February 10, 2022 updated by: Fondazione ANT Italia ONLUS

A Multicenter, Observational Prospective Study on Quality of Life (QOL) in Advanced Cancer Patients With Opioid-induced Constipation (OIC) Treated at Home With Naloxegol According to the Clinical Practice

Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC) is often associated with a compromised quality of life of patients in palliative care (PC) setting. Among the Peripherally-Acting Mu-Opioid Receptor Antagonists, Naloxegol is the most effective to treat OIC and to improve OIC-related aspects of quality of life in patients with non-cancer pain.

This observational study aims to assess the impact of a 4-weeks Naloxegol therapy on the quality of life in advanced cancer patients with OIC assisted by a home PC program.

The study is enrolling cancer patients with OIC (defined according to Rome IV criteria) not relieved by first-line laxatives, starting the therapy with 25 mg/day of Naloxegol. The main parameters evaluated at the beginning of the therapy (T0) and after 28 days (T28) are: Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality-of-Life (PAC-QoL, 4 subscales: physical discomfort, psychosocial discomfort, worries and concerns, satisfaction), evaluation of objective (number of weekly evacuations) and subjective constipation (Bowel Function Index, BFI, normal score<30), pain assessment by NRS.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

250

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

  • Italy
    • BO
      • Bologna, BO, Italy, 40128
        • Fondazione ANT Italia ONLUS

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cancer patients with constipation induced by opioids who do not respond to the usual laxatives, under naloxegol therapy (25mg/day) assisted at home by the palliative care program of Fondazione ANT Italia ONLUS.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cancer patients with advanced disease;
  • age higher than 18 years;
  • mentally competent;
  • naloxegol therapy for no more than 1 week according to clinical practice;
  • sign of a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patient with pain not controlled by opioids;
  • therapy with other PAMORAs;
  • intestinal obstruction;
  • risk of intestinal perforation.
  • severe renal failure.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality-of-Life (PAC-QoL) score
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Change of quality of life evaluated by Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality-of-Life (PAC-QoL) at T0 and T28. Each item of the 28-item questionnaire was scored on a 5-point Likert-type scale from 0 to 4, with (0 = none/not at all, 1 = a little bit/a little bit of the time, 2 = moderately/some of the time, 3 = quite a bit/most of the time, 4 = extremely/all the time). Scores were reported overall and for each of the four subscales (physical discomfort, psychosocial discomfort, worries and concerns, and satisfaction). An improvement (reduction) of ≥1 point in PAC-QOL score was considered clinically significant based on previous validation studies.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective constipation
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Change of objective constipation evaluated by number of weekly evacuations.
4 weeks
Subjective constipation
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Change of subjective constipation evaluated by Bowel Function Index (BFI). The BFI is a physician-administered, patient-assessment scale made up of three items: (1) ease of defecation, (2) feeling of incomplete bowel evacuation, and (3) personal judgement of constipation during the last 7 days. The physician asks the patient to rate his or her impression of each of the three items during the previous week on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 signifying 'not at all' and 100 signifying 'very strong'. The score is then calculated as the average of the three components of the scale with each component being weighted equally. The BFI total score remains on a scale of 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater constipation.
4 weeks
Pain (Numeric Rating Scale)
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Change of pain assessed by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). The NRS is a 11-points numeric scale through participants were asked to rate their average pain intensity by selecting a single number from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate a more severe pain.
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Fondazione ANT Italia ONLUS

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Enrico Ruggeri, MD, Fondazione ANT Italia ONLUS

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 28, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 293/2018/OSS/AUSLBO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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