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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00259922




Registration number
NCT00259922
Ethics application status
Date submitted
29/11/2005
Date registered
1/12/2005
Date last updated
2/09/2015

Titles & IDs
Public title
Alvimopan For The Treatment Of Constipation Due To Opioids Being Taken For Persistent Non-Cancer Pain
Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Alvimopan 0.5mg Once Daily and 0.5mg Twice Daily for 12 Weeks for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Adults Taking Opioid Therapy for Persistent Non-Cancer Pain
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
SB-767905/013
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Bowel Dysfunction 0 0
Constipation 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo
Treatment: Drugs - Alvimopan
Treatment: Drugs - Alviompan

Placebo comparator: Placebo -

Experimental: Alvimopan 0.5 mg once daily - 0.5 mg once daily (QD)

Experimental: Alvimopan 0.5 mg twice daily - 0.5 mg twice daily (BID)


Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo

Treatment: Drugs: Alvimopan
0.5 mg QD

Treatment: Drugs: Alviompan
0.5 mg BID
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
To compare alvimopan with placebo for efficacy in the treatment of OBD
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Safety and tolerability, quality of life, pharmacogenetics (dependent on results from other data)
Timepoint [1] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:

* Consented to participate in this study.
* Taking opioid therapy for persistent non-cancer pain.
* Has bowel dysfunction mainly due to opioids.
* Has bowel dysfunction since starting opioids as defined by infrequent bowel movements and additional bowel-related symptoms.
* Willing to discontinue laxative therapy (will be provided study-specific standardized laxative if needed).
* Willing to report daily bowel symptoms.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:

* Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
* Not ambulatory.
* Participated in another trial with an investigational drug in the past 30 days.
* Taking opioids for the management of drug addiction or cancer-related pain.
* Severe constipation whereby the subject is at immediate risk of developing serious complications of constipation.
* Gastrointestinal or pelvic disorders known to affect bowel transit, produce gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, or contribute to bowel dysfunction.
* HIV-infected, has active hepatitis, or has ever been infected with hepatitis C.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2005
Date of last participant enrolment
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Actual
Date of last data collection
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Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
485
Recruitment in Australia
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NSW,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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GSK Investigational Site - Broadmeadow
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GSK Investigational Site - Newcastle
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2292 - Broadmeadow
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2300 - Newcastle
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2065 - St Leonards
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4152 - Carina Heights
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4021 - Kippa Ring
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Address
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Commercial sector/industry
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GlaxoSmithKline
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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GSK Clinical Trials, MD
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GlaxoSmithKline
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for scientific queries

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