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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase IIb Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Alvimopan Dosage Regimens for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Cancer Pain Subjects


Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Constipation, Bowel Dysfunction

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Trial Information

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase IIb Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Alvimopan Dosage Regimens for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Cancer Pain Subjects

Inclusion Criteria


Inclusion criteria:

- Subject is in any stage of cancer but has a minimum life expectancy of at least 3
months at the time of the Screening Visit.

- Subject is taking opioid therapy for persistent cancer pain.

- Subject meets the definition of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction as follows: Since
starting opioid therapy, the subject has had decreased BM frequency and at least one
of the following constipation symptoms [sensation of incomplete evacuation,
difficulty in expelling stool (straining), hard stools (abnormal stool consistency)].

- Subject understands the procedures, agrees to participate in the study, and has
signed and dated the informed consent form prior to the initiation of any
study-related activities, including discontinuation of pre-study laxative regimen or
other prohibited medications.

- Subject is able and willing to comply with a daily paper diary and is capable of
completing paper questionnaires at study visits.

Exclusion criteria:

- Subject is pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant.

- Subject is not ambulatory.

- Subject has participated in another trial with an investigational drug (unapproved),
device or procedure within 30 days of the Screening Visit.

- Subject is unable to eat, drink, take/hold down oral medications.

- Subject is taking opioids for the management of drug addiction.

- Subject is unable or unwilling to discontinue the use of and/or refrain from using
laxatives of all types and formulation at the Screening Visit and throughout the
entire study.

- Subject has severe constipation that has not been appropriately managed such that the
subject is at immediate risk of developing serious complications of constipation.
This would include a subject who has reported no bowel movement for 7 consecutive
days prior to the Screening Visit.

- Subject with gastrointestinal or pelvic disorders known to affect bowel transit,
produce gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, or contribute to bowel dysfunction.

- Subject is currently taking vinca alkyloids or plans to take vinca alkyloids during
the study.

- Subject is currently undergoing abdominal radiation therapy and/or plans to undergo
abdominal radiation therapy during the study.

- Subject is HIV-infected, has active hepatitis (any subtype including ongoing chronic
hepatitis B), or has ever been infected with hepatitis C.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Change in weekly SCBM frequency. A SCBM is a spontaneous and complete bowel movement, which means a bowel movement that occurs with no laxative use in the prior 24 hours and leaves the subject with the feeling of complete evacuation of the rectum.

Principal Investigator

GSK Clinical Trials, MD

Investigator Role:

Study Director

Investigator Affiliation:

GlaxoSmithKline

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

767905/008

NCT ID:

NCT00101998

Start Date:

October 2003

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Constipation
  • Bowel Dysfunction
  • OBD (Induced Bowel Dysfunction)
  • cancer pain
  • pain medication
  • constipation
  • bowel
  • bowel dysfunction
  • Constipation
  • Intestinal Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases

Name

Location

GSK Investigational Site Phoenix, Arizona  85013 - 4496
GSK Investigational Site Little Rock, Arkansas  72205
GSK Investigational Site Bakersfield, California  93309
GSK Investigational Site Gainesville, Florida  32610
GSK Investigational Site Springfield, Massachusetts  01107
GSK Investigational Site Duluth, Minnesota  55805
GSK Investigational Site St. Louis, Missouri  63141
GSK Investigational Site Albuquerque, New Mexico  87109
GSK Investigational Site Raleigh, North Carolina  27609
GSK Investigational Site Akron, Ohio  44304
GSK Investigational Site Fort Worth, Texas  76104
GSK Investigational Site Green Bay, Wisconsin  54301
GSK Investigational Site Savannah, Georgia  31405
GSK Investigational Site Park Ridge, Illinois  60068
GSK Investigational Site Bettendorf, Iowa  52722
GSK Investigational Site Baltimore, Maryland  21201
GSK Investigational Site Royal Oak, Michigan  48073
GSK Investigational Site Fargo, North Dakota  58103
GSK Investigational Site Germantown, Tennessee  38138
GSK Investigational Site Salem, Virginia  24153
GSK Investigational Site New York, New York  10021
GSK Investigational Site Aurora, Colorado  80012
GSK Investigational Site Washington, District of Columbia  20307-5001
GSK Investigational Site Kansas City, Kansas  66160
GSK Investigational Site Henderson, Nevada  89014
GSK Investigational Site Oregon City, Oregon  97045
GSK Investigational Site Seattle, Washington  98133