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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, efficacy, and dose response of a range of oral doses of linaclotide administered to patients meeting criteria for IBS-C.
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lubiprostone in a pediatric population with constipation, including the pharmacokinetics of lubiprostone, in a subset of patients.
MOA-728, an investigational drug, is currently being studied for the relief of constipation associated with postoperative ileus and treatment of opioid induced constipation in patients receiving palliative care. This study will further investigate the IV formulation of MOA-728 comparing PK/PD time points for a 20-minute versus a 4-hour infusion.
RATIONALE: The use of a nicotine inhaler may help decrease appetite and relieve "hunger pain" (an intense craving for food) in patients with malignant bowel obstruction caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well a nicotine inhaler works in treating "hunger pain" in patients with malignant bowel obstruction caused by cancer.
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Tegaserod in opioid-induced constipation in patients with non-cancer pain. Patients who enter this study PRIOR to the core study (CHTF919N2201) interim analysis receive the treatment as follows: Patients will be randomly assigned to receive open label tegaserod 6 mg b.i.d. or tegaserod 12 mg o.d. using an allocation ratio of 1:1. Patients who enter this study AFTER the core study interim analysis receive the treatment as follows: Patients will be assigned to receive the selected tegaserod dose regimen (as determined by the core study interim analysis) in an open label fashion.
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that subjects with moderate to severe non-malignant pain taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone.
The primary objective is to demonstrate that patients taking oxycodone/naloxone prolonged release tablets have improvement in symptoms of constipation compared to subjects taking oxycodone prolonged release tablets alone.
This was a single centre study comprised of two stages (Parts I and II). Part II was a 12 week randomised double blind comparison of Movicol and Lactulose Dry as maintenance therapy on an out-patient basis. The aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Movicol in the treatment of faecal impaction in children
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Movicol in the treatment of chronic constipation in children.
A phase III, multi-centre, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study, followed by an open label post study follow-up, to assess the efficacy and safety of Movicol in the treatment of chronic constipation in children