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Efficacy and Safety Study of Prucalopride for the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Chronic Constipation

NCT00487422 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 303

Last updated 2008-05-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether prucalopride is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic constipation in elderly patients.

Hypothesis:

Prucalopride 2 mg and 4 mg given once daily for 12 weeks is superior to placebo for the treatment of patients with chronic constipation and is well tolerated in those patients

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

prucalopride

2 mg o.d.

DRUG

Prucalopride

4 mg o.d.

OTHER

Placebo

o.d.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Movetis

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Gerald Demschik, M.D. · Geriatriezentrum am Wienerwald

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-10-31
Primary Completion
1999-09-30
Completion
1999-09-30

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