Clinical trials: Institutionalized Older Adults
Constipation
Study of Long-term Use of Forlax® in Elderly Patients With Chronic Constipation
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the tolerance of long term repeated doses of Forlax® 10g versus lactulose in elderly ambulatory or institutionalized patients, paying special attention to digestive and nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT00276354
- Testing
- PEG 4000 (Forlax ®)
- Where
- 146 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal (Disorder)
Passiflora Extract for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
The aim of this clinical trials is compare the percentage of patient who achieve a reduction equal to or greater than 50% in the dose of benzodiazepines at 10 weeks of treatment.
- Trial name
- SEDISTRESS (NCT03780595)
- Testing
- Passiflora incarnata, Control
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Nutricion Medica S.L.
Constipation
Comparison of PEG Solutions With and Without Electrolytes in the Treatment of Constipation
The aim of the study is to show that new polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution without electrolytes is as effective in the treatment of constipation as PEG solution with electrolytes in the elderly institutionalized people.
- Trial name
- PEGorion (NCT00603681)
- Testing
- Polyethylene glycol 4000, Polyethylene glycol 4000 with electrolytes
- Where
- 10 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma