Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:30 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:30 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01336205
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Provision of written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures.
* NEW PATIENTS ONLY: Self-reported active symptoms of OIC at screening (\<3 SBMs/week and experiencing \>1 reported symptom of hard/lumpy stools, straining, or sensation of incomplete evacuation/anorectal obstruction in at least 25% of the BMs over the previous 4 weeks); and Documented confirmed OIC (\<3 SBMs/week on average over the 2-week OIC confirmation period.
* PATIENTS ENROLLING FROM OTHER NKTR-118 STUDIES: Receiving a stable maintenance opioid regimen consisting of a total daily dose of 30 mg to 1000 mg or oral morphine, or equianalgesic amount(s) of 1 or more opioid therapies.
* FOR PATIENTS RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE NKTR-118: Willingness to stop all laxatives and other bowel regimens including prune juice and herbal products throughout the 52-week treatment period, and to use only bisacodyl as rescue medication if BM has not occurred within at least 72 hours of the last recorded BM.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients receiving Opioid regimen for treatment of pain related to cancer.
* History of cancer within 5 years from first study visit with the exception of basal cell cancer and squamous cell skin cancer.
* Medical conditions and treatments associated with diarrhea, intermittent loose stools, or constipation.
* Other issues related to the gastrointestinal tract that could impose a risk to the patient.
* Pregnancy or lactation.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
84 Years
Study:
NCT01336205
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01336205