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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01418092
Date of registration: 15/08/2011
Primary sponsor: Alkermes
Public title: ALK37-007: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of ALKS 37 (RDC-1036) in Adults With Opioid-induced Constipation (OIC)
Scientific title: A Phase 2b Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 12-week Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ALKS 37 in Subjects With Opioid-induced Constipation
Date of first enrolment: September 2011
Target sample size: 91
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01418092
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Richard Leigh-Pemberton, M.D.
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Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Alkermes
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Are at least 18 years of age at time of consent

- Have a body mass index (BMI)of 19 to 35 kg/m2 at screening

- Are receiving prescribed opioid medication for the management of chronic, non-cancer
pain

- Meet the criteria of OIC

- Agree to use an acceptable method of contraception for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy and/or currently breastfeeding

- Clinically significant medical condition or illness (other than the condition for
which the pain medication is being prescribed)

- Receiving treatment with opioid therapy for cancer-related pain, abdominal pain,
scleroderma, and/or for the management of drug addiction

- Any gastrointestinal (GI) disorder (other than opioid-induced constipation) or GI
structural abnormality known to affect bowel transit, produce GI obstruction, or
contribute to bowel dysfunction

- Use of naloxone, Subutex or Suboxone, Revia, Vivitrol, Relistor, or Entereg starting
15 days before the first study visit following screening until the end of the study

- Participation in a clinical trial of a pharmacological agent within 30 days before
screening



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
OIC
Intervention(s)
Drug: ALKS 37
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in the weekly average of complete spontaneous bowel movements during treatment [Time Frame: Weeks 1 through 4 of treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
ALK37-007
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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