Assessment of Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Non-cancer-related Pain and Opioid-induced Con… (NCT01309841) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 3
Assessment of Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Non-cancer-related Pain and Opioid-induced Constipation
United States652 participantsStarted 2011-03
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect and safety of NKTR-118 treatment of opioid-induced constipation in patients with non-cancer-related pain, including those patients that have inadequate response to laxative therapy (LIR).
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 84 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Provision of written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures.
* Men and women who are between the ages of ≥18 and \<85 years.
* Self-reported active symptoms of OIC at screening (\<3 SBMs/week and experiencing ≥1 reported symptom of hard/lumpy stools, straining, or sensation of incomplete evacuation/anorectal obstruction in at least 25% of BMs over the previous 4 weeks); and Documented confirmed OIC (\<3 SBMs/week on average over the 2-week OIC confirmation period.
* Receiving a stable maintenance opioid regimen consisting of a total daily dose of 30 mg to 1000 mg of oral morphine, or equianalgesic amount(s) of 1 or more other opioid therapies for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to screening for non-cancer-related pain with no anticipated change in opioid dose requirement over the proposed study period as a result of disease progression.
* Willingness to stop all laxatives and other bowel regimens including prune juice and herbal products throughout the 2-week OIC confirmation period and the 12-week treatment period, and to use only bisacodyl as rescue medication if a BM has not occurred within at least 72 hours of the last recorded BM.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients receiving Opioid regimen for treatment of pain related to cancer.
* History of cancer within 5 years from first study visit with the exception of basal cell cancer and squamous cell skin cancer.
* Medical conditions and treatments associated with diarrhea, intermittent loose st…
What they're measuring
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Response (Responder/Non-responder) to Study Drug During Weeks 1 to 12
Timeframe: Baseline (Week 1) to end of treatment (Week 12)