Status:

COMPLETED

A Study to Compare the Effect of Transipeg 2.95 g or Forlax Junior 4 g in Children With Constipation

Lead Sponsor:

Bayer

Conditions:

Constipation

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-15 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The study design combines a long-term safety and a dose range determination objective. The first 8 weeks of the study were primarily intended for the dose range determination, while the later visits w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Childhood functional constipation
  • 6 months to \<16 years of age
  • Male or female
  • For females of childbearing potential (after menarche): negative pregnancy test
  • Moderately severe to severe constipation, defined as stool frequency \<3 stools/week
  • Informed consent signed by parent(s) or legal acceptable representative(s), after sufficient oral and written information before entering the study, to be documented by the investigators in the Case Report Form

Exclusion

  • Functional non-retentive fecal incontinence
  • Known metabolic or endocrine disorders (s.a. hypothyroidism)
  • Neurologic disorders (s.a. spina bifida or spinal cord anomaly)
  • Hirschsprung's disease (congenital megacolon)
  • Anal anomaly
  • Gastrointestinal surgery
  • Drug induced constipation
  • Mental retardation
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Treatment with other laxatives
  • Drugs influencing gastrointestinal function (e.g., cisapride, erythromicin, imodium)
  • Prior bowel surgery, except appendectomy
  • Earlier participation in this trial
  • Concurrent participation in any other clinical trial
  • Participation in any other clinical study 6 months prior to inclusion
  • Any use of a Macrogol within 2 months prior to inclusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

97 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01810653

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

August 13 2015

Active Locations (4)

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Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105 AZ

2

Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5623 EJ

3

Veldhoven, Netherlands, 5504 DB

4

Woerden, Netherlands, 3447 GN