Preference of Tegaserod vs. PEG 3350 in Patients With Constipation

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Constipation

In brief

To determine whether female patients have a preference for tegaserod of PEG 3350 relative to dosage form, convenience, ease of administration and taste

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00171522

Run by

Novartis

People needed

52

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2005-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Females aged 18 to 64 years of age
• Patients with constipation as defined by the Rome II criteria

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have been previously been treated with tegaserod and/or PEG 3350
• Evidence of cathartic colon or a history of laxative abuse or laxative dependence
• History of fecal impaction which necessitated surgical intervention
• Patients with clinically significant abnormal TSH levels at screening
• Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
• Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Where it is running

• Harmony Clinical Research — Oro Valley, Arizona, United States
• Central Phoenix Medical Clinic, LLC — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Adobe Gastroenterology, PC — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Associated Pharmaceutical Research Center, Inc — Buena Park, California, United States
• Clinical Trial Management of Boca Raton, Inc. — Boca Raton, Florida, United States
• Health Science Center — Pratt, Kansas, United States
• Beth Israel Deacon Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Heartland Clinical Research, Inc — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• MBS Clinical Research, LLC — Margate City, New Jersey, United States
• Midwest Clinical Research — Bellbrook, Ohio, United States
• Associates in Gastroenterology — Hermitage, Tennessee, United States
• R/D Clinical Research, Inc. — Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
• National Clinical Research, Inc — Richmond, Virginia, United States
• East Coast Clinical Research — Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

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