An Open-Label, Long-term Study to Assess the Immunogenicity of LINZESS® (Linaclotide) Administered Orally to Adult Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation or Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to assess the potential of LINZESS® (linaclotide) treatment to induce the development of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs). The secondary objectives are to provide additional evidence supporting the long-term safety and efficacy of linaclotide in adult irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) participants and to evaluate lower doses of linaclotide.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02590432

Run by

Forest Laboratories

People needed

828

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-02-05

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants meet the Rome III criteria for IBS-C or CIC:
• IBS-C Criteria: the participant must meet the following 2 criteria (A and B).
• A. IBS Criteria: The participant must have abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days per month in the 3 months before diagnosis (with symptom onset at least 6 months before diagnosis) associated with 2 or more of the following:
• Improvement with defecation.
• Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool.
• Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool. B. Stool Consistency Requirement: During the 3 months before diagnosis in the absence of laxative or enema use, the patient has hard or lumpy stools (Bristol Stool Form Scale [BSFS] score 1 or 2) with at least 25% of bowel movements (BMs) and has loose or mushy stools (BSFS 5 or 6) with <25% of BMs.
• CIC Criteria: the participant must meet the following 3 criteria (A, B, and C):
• A. Participant meets 2 or more of the following criteria for 3 months before the diagnosis with symptom onset at least 6 months before diagnosis:
• Straining during at least 25% of defecations.
• Lumpy or hard stools in at least 25% of defecations.
• Sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25% of defecations.
• Sensation of anorectal obstruction/blockage for at least 25% of defecations.
• Manual maneuvers to facilitate at least 25% of defecations (e.g., digital evacuation, support of the pelvic floor).
• Fewer than 3 defecations per week. B. Loose stools are rarely present without the use of laxatives. C. Insufficient criteria for irritable bowel syndrome. (The criteria for IBS are provided in Point A under IBS Criteria, above).
• Participant meets the colonoscopy requirements, which are modified from the Summary of the US-Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and other Colonoscopy Requirements.
• Participant has successfully completed protocol procedures (with no clinically significant findings).

You may not qualify if…

• At Day 1 visit, the participant reports having 6 or more spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs) in the week prior to screening.
• At Day 1 visit, the participant reports having any SBMs that were watery (BSFS=7) or more than 1 SBM that was mushy (BSFS=6) in the week prior to screening.
• Participant has a structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or a disease or condition that can affect GI motility.
• Participant has any protocol excluded or clinically significant medical or surgical history that would limit the patient's ability to complete or participate in this clinical trial or could confound the study assessments.
• Participant has ever received linaclotide as a treatment (including commercially-available product) or has been randomized into any clinical study in which linaclotide was a treatment. (participant who enrolled into linaclotide clinical studies conducted prior or during this study but failed to be randomized are eligible for the current study).
• Participant has ever received plecanatide, SP-333, or has participated in a plecanatide clinical study.

Where it is running

• North Alabama Research Center, LLC — Athens, Alabama, United States
• Alliance Clinical Research — Childersburg, Alabama, United States
• G & L Research, LLC — Foley, Alabama, United States
• Radiant Research, Inc. — Chandler, Arizona, United States
• Radiant Research, Inc. — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Clinical Research Institute of Arizona, LLC — Surprise, Arizona, United States
• Clinical Research Consortium — Tempe, Arizona, United States
• Desert Sun Clinical Research, LLC. — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Preferred Research Partners, Inc. — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• Applied Research Center of Arkansas — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• Kindred Medical Institute for Clinical Trials, LLC — Corona, California, United States
• Global Clinical Trials LLC — Costa Mesa, California, United States
• Diagnamics Inc — Encinitas, California, United States
• MD Studies, Inc. — Fountain Valley, California, United States
• Research Center of Fresno, Inc. — Fresno, California, United States
• VVCRD Clinical Research — Garden Grove, California, United States
• Facey Medical Foundation — Mission Hills, California, United States
• Clinical Trials Research — Sacramento, California, United States
• Northern California Research — Sacramento, California, United States
• Artemis Institute for Clinical Research — San Diego, California, United States
• Precision Research Institute — San Diego, California, United States
• Empire Clinical Research — Upland, California, United States
• Lynn Institute of Denver — Denver, Colorado, United States
• ZASA Clinical Research — Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
• Pinnacle Research Group, LLC — Anniston, Alabama, United States

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