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Preliminary Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Nepadutant in Infant With Colic Not Responding to Conventional Treatment (nocry-a)

This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Menarini Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01309009
First received: March 2, 2011
Last updated: November 5, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

This phase IIa study is designed as a multi-centre, single country, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study in three parallel groups, with the aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nepadutant given at two oral doses once daily for seven days in comparison to placebo in the treatment of infantile colic.


Condition Intervention Phase
Infantile Colic
 Drug: Nepadutant oral solution
Drug: Placebo matching Nepadutant oral solution
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Administration of Nepadutant in Infant Colic Babies Not Responder to Conventional Treatments

Further study details as provided by Menarini Group:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Absolute change of the mean daily crying and fussing time for three consecutive days while on treatment versus baseline. [ Time Frame: one week ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Percentage of 'responder' babies at the end of treatment period. [ Time Frame: one week ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Absolute change in the overall parental judgment after the first dose of treatment, at the end of treatment, and after treatment discontinuation versus baseline. [ Time Frame: ten days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Safety and tolerability will be assessed in terms of frequency and severity of AEs as well as frequency of clinically significant changes in physical examination and lab test. [ Time Frame: up to four weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 0
Study Start Date: February 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2013
Primary Completion Date: November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Nepadutant High Dose Drug: Nepadutant oral solution
Oral administration once daily for 7 days
Experimental: Nepadutant Low Dose Drug: Nepadutant oral solution
Oral administration once daily for 7 days
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: Placebo matching Nepadutant oral solution
Oral administration once daily for 7 days

Detailed Description:

Infant colic is a functional gastrointestinal disorders which affects up to the 30% of the infant population; it is primarily characterised by excessive inconsolable crying starting without any apparent cause and lasting for several hours per day.

Current non pharmacological interventions (e.g. message, restriction in maternal diet in breast-feeding infants) and pharmacological treatments (simethicone, antimuscarinic drugs) are largely unsatisfactory.

In animal models, Nepadutant reverse the exaggerated intestinal motility and sensitivity, induced by different stimuli, without producing inhibitory effects on these functions at baseline, suggesting that Nepadutant could have a therapeutic effect with no interference on physiological gastrointestinal transit.

This phase IIa study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of Nepadutant paediatric oral solution given once daily at two doses in comparison to placebo.

The experimental clinical phase encompasses the following periods:

  • Screening period (no study medication) to be done 7 to 4 days prior to randomisation
  • Treatment period, lasting seven days with once daily administration
  • Post treatment period, lasting seven days A safety follow-up visit will be performed approximately 1 month after the first administered dose.
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   6 Weeks to 4 Months
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy infants with diagnosis of infant colic according to the following modified Wessel criterion "paroxysm of irritability, fussing or crying that start and stop without obvious cause for >3h/day, >3 days/week for one week"
  • Age ≥ 6 weeks and < 4 months
  • No adequate response to conventional pharmacological or non-pharmacological treatment alternatives for infant colic
  • Infants exclusively breast-fed.
  • Normal growth
  • Willingness to refrain from use of antimuscarinic drugs, simethicone, dimethicone or antiacids during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical evidence of allergies or other diseases which may cause crying and/or fussiness or may interfere with absorption or clearance of the drug.
  • Suspect of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Formula fed or mixed fed infants.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01309009

Sponsors and Collaborators
Menarini Group
Investigators
Study Chair: Paolo Lionetti, MD Servizio di Gastroenterologia dell'Azienda Ospdedaliero - Universitaria Anna Meyer di Firenze
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Menarini Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01309009     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NIC-05 (NOCRY-a)
Study First Received: March 2, 2011
Last Updated: November 5, 2012
Health Authority: Italy: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Menarini Group:
Infantile Colic
Tachykinin antagonist
Nepadutant

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colic
Abdominal Pain
Pain
Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
MEN 11420
Bronchodilator Agents
 Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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