A Preference Study Comparing Kristalose® and Liquid Lactulose

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Constipation

In brief

This study will evaluate whether patients have an overall preference for Kristalose® or liquid lactulose based on taste, consistency, and portability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00712543

Run by

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals

People needed

50

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with recently diagnosed chronic constipation requiring treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with galactosemia (galactose-sensitive diet).
• Patients less than 18 years of age.
• Patients currently on lactulose therapy.
• Inability to understand the requirements of the study or be unwilling to provide written informed consent (as evidenced by signature on an informed consent document approved by an Institutional Review Board [IRB]) and agree to abide by the study restrictions.

Where it is running

• Arya Gastroenterology Associates — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Wake Research Associates — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
• Rapid Medical Research — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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