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Comparison of PEG Solutions With and Without Electrolytes in the Treatment of Constipation

NCT00603681 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2008-10-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to show that new polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution without electrolytes is as effective in the treatment of constipation as PEG solution with electrolytes in the elderly institutionalized people. Also, the tolerability and the safety of the study drug will be examined.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Polyethylene glycol 4000

powder for oral solution 12 g of PEG once a day, twice a day or once every other day for 4 weeks

DRUG

Polyethylene glycol 4000 with electrolytes

granules for oral solution 12 g of PEG once a day, twice a day or once every other day for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Lauri Seinelä, MD · Pirkanmaan erikoislääkäripalvelu Oy

  • Ulla Sairanen, MSc · Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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