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Constipation - FunctionalPhase 3NCT02042183

Lubiprostone in Children With Functional Constipation

A Phase 3 study testing Lubiprostone in people with Constipation - Functional, run by Sucampo Pharma Americas, LLC at 117 sites in 7 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Study to determine if children (6-17 years old) with functional constipation will respond to being treated with lubiprostone for 12 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Constipation - Functional
What is being tested?
Lubiprostone
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
606 participants
Where
117 sitesin 7 countries
Study dates
13 Dec 2013to 27 Jul 2016
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Medically-confirmed diagnosis of Functional Constipation per Rome III Diagnostic Criteria for Childhood Functional Constipation
  • At least 6 years of age but less than 18 years of age at the time of randomisation
  • Only stable dose of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SNRIs), or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO) inhibitors are allowed if subject is taking antidepressants

Who cannot join

  • Any gastrointestinal (GI) condition, other than constipation and/or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), affecting GI motility or defecation
  • Untreated faecal impaction at the time of screening
  • Medical/surgical condition that might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study medication

Trial locations and contacts

117 sites in 7 countries.

117 sites in 7 countries

United States87 sites
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Amarillo, Texas, 79106

  • Children's Center for Digestive Healthcare/GI Care for Kids

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342

  • Austin Center for Clinical Research

    Austin, Texas, 78756

  • Johns Hopkins Children's Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • A1 Clinical Research

    Baytown, Texas, 77521

  • PriMed Clinical Research

    Beavercreek, Ohio, 45431

  • Pioneer Clinical Research

    Bellevue, Nebraska, 68005

  • Northwest Clinicial Research Center

    Bellevue, Washington, 98007

  • University of Alabama Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Center Women and Childrens Hospital of Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14222

  • University of Vermont Medical Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05445

  • UNC School of Medicine

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Coastal Pediatric Associates - James Island

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29412

  • Coastal Clinical Research

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29414

  • Pediatric Research of Charlottesville, LLC

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902

  • MCB Clinical Research

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80910

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205

  • 3rd Coast Research Associates

    Corpus Christi, Texas, 78413

  • WCCT Global

    Costa Mesa, California, 92626

  • Childrens Medical Center Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • UnityPoint Health Des Moines/ Blank Children's Clinic

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309

  • Square-1 Clinical Research, Inc.

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16506

  • INOVA Pediatric Digestive Diseases Center

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031

  • Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic

    Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610

  • Greenville Health System

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29615

  • Cyn3rgy Research

    Gresham, Oregon, 97030

  • Palmetto Professional Research

    Hialeah, Florida, 33016

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • University of Iowa Children's Hospital

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • Gastrointestinal Associates, PA

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39202

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

  • The Jackson Clinic, P.C.

    Jackson, Tennessee, 38305

  • Smart Medical Research, Inc.

    Jackson Heights, New York, 11372

  • Nemours Children's Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207

  • The Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64145

  • Envision Clinical Research, LLC

    Laredo, Texas, 78041

  • Midwest Children's Health Research Institute

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68504

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202

  • Applied Clinical Research of Arkansas

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72212

  • Bridgerland Clinical Research

    Logan, Utah, 84341

  • Loma Linda University Health Care

    Loma Linda, California, 92350

  • DCOL Center for Clinical Research

    Longview, Texas, 75605

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

  • Acevedo Clinical Research Associates

    Miami, Florida, 33142

  • Savin Medical Group Research Center

    Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 58226

  • University of South Alabama Women's and Children's Hospital

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604

  • Coastal Pediatrics Associates - Mount Pleasant

    Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464

  • Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Children's Hospital

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118

  • NY Presbyterian Weill Cornell

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian

    New York, New York, 10032

  • PediaResearch, LLC - Newburgh

    Newburgh, Indiana, 47630

  • The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92868

  • Digestive & Liver Center of Florida

    Orlando, Florida, 32819

  • PediaResearch, LLC - Owensboro

    Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301

  • Center For Children's Digestive Health

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068

  • Nemours Childrens Clinic

    Pensacola, Florida, 32504

  • Methodist Medical Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children/Drexel University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134

  • Arizona Children's Center at Maricopa Medical Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85008

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224

  • Zain Research LLC

    Richland, Washington, 99352

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology Carilion Medical Center

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24014

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Primary Children's Medical Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143

  • Medical Clinics of Sealy

    Sealy, Texas, 77474

  • Willis-Knighton Physician Network

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101

  • Virgo-Carter Pediatrics

    Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910

  • Spartanburg Medical Research

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303

  • Wee Care Pediatrics

    Syracuse, Utah, 84075

  • MultiCare Health System Institute for Research and Innovation

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • Toledo Children's Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606

  • AAPRI Clinical Research

    Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886

  • Emmerson Clinical Research

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20020

  • Heartland Research Associates

    Wichita, Kansas, 67205

  • Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803

Other trials in United States

Poland9 sites
  • Medical University of Bialystok

    Bialystok, 15-274

  • Szpital Uniwersytecki

    Bydgoszcz, 85-168

  • ATOPIA Poradnie Specjalistyczne

    Krakow, 31-159

  • Medical University of Lodz

    Lodz, 91-738

  • Szpital Pediatryczny ICZMP

    Lodz, 93-338

  • Gabinet Lekarski Bartosc Korczowski

    Rzeszów, 35-210

  • Children's Memorial Health Institute

    Warsaw, 00-632

  • Przychodnia Specjalistyczna PROSEN

    Warsaw, 01-231

  • Children's Memorial Health Institute

    Warsaw, 04-730

Other trials in Poland

United Kingdom7 sites
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital

    Canterbury, CT1 3NG

  • Darlington Memorial Hospital

    Darlington, DL3 6HZ

  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children

    Glasgow, G3 8SJ

  • Royal London Hospital

    London, E1 1BB

  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SW10 9NH

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for children NHS Foundation Trust

    London, WC1N 3JH

  • Sheffield Children Hospital

    Sheffield, S10 2TH

Other trials in United Kingdom

France4 sites
  • CHU-Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000

  • Groupe Hospitalier Est

    Bron, 69677

  • Armand-Trousseau Teaching Hospital

    Paris, 75012

  • Hôpital Necker

    Paris, 75743

Other trials in France

Netherlands4 sites
  • Emma Children's Hospital

    Amsterdam, 1105 AZ

  • Amphia Ziekenhuis

    Breda, 4800 RK

  • Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, 3079 DZ

  • Isala Klinieken

    Zwolle, 8025 AB

Other trials in Netherlands

Belgium3 sites
  • Universitair Kinderziekenhuis Brussel

    Brussels, 01090

  • University Hospital Gasthuisberg

    Leuven, 03000

  • CHC - Clinique Saint-Joseph

    Montegnée, 04420

Other trials in Belgium

Canada3 sites
  • London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario, N6C 2V5

  • Sainte Justine University Health Center

    Montreal, H3T 1C5

  • Centre de recherche du CHUS

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: A Multicentre, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Double-blinded Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Lubiprostone in Paediatric Subjects Aged ≥ 6 Years to < 18 Years With Functional Constipation

Study to determine if children (6-17 years old) with functional constipation will respond to being treated with lubiprostone for 12 weeks.

Read the detailed description

Dose administration details:

  • Participants with a body weight <50 kg at baseline received Lubiprostone 12 mcg BID for 12 weeks. If the dose was safe but did not show any efficacy at Week 1, dosage was increased to 24 mcg BID.
  • Participants with a body weight >50 kg at baseline received Lubiprostone 24 mcg BID for 12 weeks. If the dose was unsafe at Week 1, dosage was decreased to 12 mcg BID.
Being tested
Lubiprostone, Placebo

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LubiprostoneDrug

    Also called Amitiza

    12 or 24 mcg soft capsules of lubiprostone for oral administration, depending on baseline weight and response during week 1

  • PlaceboDrug

    Also called Matching Placebo

    0 mcg soft capsules of placebo for oral administration

Study groups in NCT02042183
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LubiprostoneExperimentalParticipants receive lubiprostone twice daily (BID) up to 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Lubiprostone
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorParticipants receive placebo BID up to 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants Classified as Overall Responders at Week 12

    An overall responder is defined as a participant who qualified as a weekly responder for 9 of the 12 treatment weeks, with durability demonstrated by at least 3 of the responder weeks occurring during the last 4 weeks of the treatment period. A weekly responder is defined as a participant who has at least 3 spontaneous bowel movements during the week, and at least one more than at baseline.

    Measured: at Week 12

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Mean Number of SBMs Observed Each Week for 12 Weeks

    Data provided is based on observed cases. Baseline is the average of the 2 weeks before being randomized. Participants are summarized by actual dose received after week 1.

    Measured: within 12 Weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Jan 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start13 Dec 2013
  3. Primary completion27 Jul 2016
  4. Study completion27 Jul 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Placebo controlled
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
606 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02042183
Sponsor's protocol ID
SAG/0211PFC-1131
Other IDs
2013-004384-31, EMEA-000245-PIP01-08
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
17 Jan 2014
Last updated
21 Jul 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Basic results are provided here, with statistical results and discussion reserved for publications.

Publications

  • Benninga MA, Hussain SZ, Sood MR, Nurko S, Hyman P, Clifford RA, O'Gorman M, Losch-Beridon T, Mareya S, Lichtlen P, Di Lorenzo C. Lubiprostone for Pediatric Functional Constipation: Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study With Long-term Extension. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar;20(3):602-610.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

    PubMed 33838349

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Lubiprostone in people with Constipation - Functional, run by Sucampo Pharma Americas, LLC at 117 sites in 7 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 117 sites in United States, Poland, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands and 2 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Jul 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants Classified as Overall Responders at Week 12 (time frame: at Week 12). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02042183, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jul 2020.

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