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Registration number
NCT00672139
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/05/2008
Date registered
6/05/2008
Date last updated
7/03/2018

Titles & IDs
Public title
Safety of Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients With Advanced Illness
Scientific title
Open-Label Extension Study To Assess The Safety Of A Fixed Dose Of Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone In Subjects With Advanced Illness And Opioid-Induced Constipation
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B2541006
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3200K1-4001
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Opioid-Induced Constipation 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Addiction

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Methylnaltrexone bromide

Experimental: Methylnaltrexone bromide - Methylnaltrexone subcutaneously as needed no more than 1 dose in a 24-hour period for a maximum of 10 weeks in this study.
Subjects received 0.6 mL (12 mg) every other day if weight = 62kg; or 0.4 mL (8 mg) every other day if weight between 38 and <62 kg. Subjects with impaired kidney function received reduced doses according to instructions in the Relistor prescribing information.


Treatment: Drugs: Methylnaltrexone bromide
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Laxations Per Subject Within 24 Hours of Dosing Per Week.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
10 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Has completed study 3200K1-4000-WW, including 2 weeks of therapy and completion of all
post baseline efficacy, safety, and health outcomes assessments.

- Is receiving opioids on a regular schedule, not just as needed to control pain.

- Likely to continue to need treatment of OIC for the duration of participation in the
study.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Has a suspected mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction, fecal impaction, or
clinically important active diverticular disease as determined by the investigator.

- Currently using an opioid antagonist or partial antagonist.

- Has any other clinically important abnormalities such that risk to patient of
participation outweighs the potential benefit of therapy as determined by the
investigator

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
N/A
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Phase 4
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/07/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2013
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
156
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
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Salix Investigational Site - Coburg
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Salix Investigational Site - East Melbourne
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Salix Investigational Site - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
3058 - Coburg
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3002 - East Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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Alabama
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California
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Colorado
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Florida
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New Jersey
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North Carolina
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania
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Texas
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Utah
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Wisconsin
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Belgium
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Leuven
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Canada
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Alberta
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Canada
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Ontario
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Quebec
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France
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Montpellier
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Germany
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Berlin
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Italy
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L'Aquila
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Italy
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Milano
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Italy
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Milan
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Italy
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Roma
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Mexico
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Mexico City DF
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Portugal
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Almada
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Portugal
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Porto
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United Kingdom
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Gloucestershire

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
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Commercial sector/Industry
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Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is an open-label, multicenter extension of study 3200K1-4000-WW that will evaluate the
safety of methylnaltrexone. This drug will be administered by subcutaneous injection and will
be tested in late stage, advanced illness patients who have constipation caused by opioid
pain relievers. This study will last 3 months.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00672139
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Enoch Bortey
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Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00672139