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Clinical Trials/NCT00067561
NCT00067561CompletedPhase 3

A Twelve-Week, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 0.5 mg QD, 1 mg QD and 1 mg BID of Alosetron in Female Subjects With Severe Diarrhea-predominant IBS Who Have Failed Conventional Therapy

GlaxoSmithKline178 sites in 1 country702 target enrollmentStarted: June 1, 2003Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
702
Locations
178
Primary Endpoint
Subject self assessment of improvement between treatment groups using the IBS Global Improvement Scale; comparison of safety and tolerability between treatment groups with respect to adverse events & laboratory abnormalities.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of different doses of an investigational medication in women with severe diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) who have failed conventional therapy.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Diagnosed with severe diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
  • •Failed conventional therapy.
  • •Willing to make daily calls on a touch-tone telephone.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •History of or current chronic or severe constipation.
  • •Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain with rectal bleeding.
  • •Thrombophlebitis.
  • •Abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) value.
  • •Alcohol and/or substance abuse within past two years.
  • •Pregnant or lactating.
  • •History/treatment of malignancy within past five years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subject self assessment of improvement between treatment groups using the IBS Global Improvement Scale; comparison of safety and tolerability between treatment groups with respect to adverse events & laboratory abnormalities.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Comparison of treatment groups with respect to subject relief of IBS pain & discomfort.

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (178)

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