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A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of DDP733 in Treating IBS With Constipation in Females

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00547469
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2008 by Dynogen Pharmaceuticals.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : October 22, 2007
Last Update Posted : April 8, 2008
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Dynogen Pharmaceuticals

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the investigational drug DDP733 in treating female patients with IBS-c. A placebo control will be utilized.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Drug: DDP733 Phase 2 Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 360 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of DDP733 in Female Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
Study Start Date : October 2007

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MedlinePlus related topics: Constipation

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall Subject Global Assessment (SGA) of relief of IBS symptoms, collected weekly

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Weekly assessments of abdominal discomfort/pain, bowel habit, and satisfaction with bowel habit.
  2. Other secondary efficacy variables reflecting IBS symptoms include daily assessments of abdominal discomfort/pain; abdominal bloating, the number and consistency of stools, straining at defecation, and feeling of incomplete evacuation.

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female from 18 to 65 years of age, inclusive

  • Patient experiences recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days per month for the last 3 months with symptom onset at least 6 months prior to diagnosis. The patient's symptoms must be associated with 1 or more of the following:

    • Improvement with defecation
    • Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool
    • Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
  • Negative serum and urine pregnancy tests
  • Completion of at least six days of daily diary assessments using a phone-in information system prior to randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious underlying diseases, including psychiatric disorders
  • Current history of conditions affecting bowel transit
  • Recent history of biochemical or structural abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal surgery, or gastrointestinal infection
  • Clinically significant abnormal examination findings or laboratory tests
  • Inability to stop taking certain medications, or a planned change in medications (including herbal remedies) which could interfere with study assessments
  • Use of drugs and or ethanol which may interfere with compliance of study procedures or influence study outcome
  • Presence of a medical condition which could interfere with the interpretation of study data
  • Significant use of nicotine or caffeine
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Dynogen Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
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Study Director: Dynogen Study Director, MD Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
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Additional Information:

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00547469    
Other Study ID Numbers: DDP733-07-010
First Posted: October 22, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 8, 2008
Last Verified: April 2008
Keywords provided by Dynogen Pharmaceuticals:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS-c
IBS constipation
women with IBS
women with constipation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Syndrome
Constipation
Disease
Pathologic Processes
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
 Colonic Diseases, Functional
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases