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A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children Ages 6-17 Years Who Fulfill Modified Rome III Criteria for Child/Adolescent Functional Constipation (FC)

Primary Purpose

Functional Constipation in Children Ages 6-17 Years

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Placebo
LIN Dose A
LIN Dose B
LIN Dose C
LIN 145 µg
Sponsored by
Forest Laboratories
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Functional Constipation in Children Ages 6-17 Years focused on measuring Functional constipation in children, LINZESS

Eligibility Criteria

6 Years - 17 Years (Child)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant weighs at least 18 kg (kilograms) (39.7 lbs)
  • Participant meets modified Rome III criteria for child/adolescent FC: For at least 2 months before the Screening Visit, the participant has had 2 or fewer defecations (with each defecation occurring in the absence of any laxative, suppository, or enema use during the preceding 24 hours) in the toilet per week. In addition, at least once per week, patient meets 1 or more of the following:
  • a) History of retentive posturing or excessive volitional stool retention
  • b) History of painful or hard bowel movements (BMs)
  • c) Presence of a large faecal mass in the rectum
  • d) History of large diameter stools that may obstruct the toilet
  • e) At least one episode of fecal incontinence per week
  • Participant is willing to discontinue any laxatives used before the Pretreatment Visit in favor of the protocol-permitted rescue medicine
  • Participant has an average of fewer than 3 spontaneous BMs (SBMs) per week during the 14 days before the randomization day and up to the randomization. An SBM is defined as a BM that occurs in the absence of laxative, enema, or suppository use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM
  • Participant or participant/guardian/legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver is compliant with electronic diary (eDiary) by completing both the morning and evening assessments for 10 out of the 14 days immediately preceding the Randomization Visit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant meets Rome III criteria for Child/Adolescent irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): At least once per week for at least 2 months before the Screening Visit, the participant has experienced abdominal discomfort (an uncomfortable sensation not described as pain) or pain associated with 2 or more of the following at least 25% of the time:
  • 1. Improvement with defecation
  • 2. Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool
  • 3. Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
  • Participant reports having more than 1 loose, mushy stool (eDiary-recorded stool consistency of 6 on the Pediatric Bristol Stool Form Scale [p-BSFS]) or any watery stool (eDiary-recorded stool consistency of 7 on the p-BSFS) with any SBM that occurred in the absence of laxative use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM during the 14 days before the randomization day and up to the randomization
  • Select medical history or conditions that may be related to other causes of constipation or may interfere with safety and efficacy analyses
  • Participant has required manual or hospital-based disimpassion any time prior to randomization
  • Participant is unable to tolerate the placebo during the Screening Period

Sites / Locations

  • HealthStar Research, LLC
  • Applied Research Center of Arkansas
  • Advanced Research Center
  • Kindred Medical Institute for Clinical Trials, LLC
  • WCCT Global, LLC
  • Ark Clinical Research
  • ACTCA, Inc
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Orange County Research Institute
  • Center for Clinical Trials, LLC
  • UCSD Rady Children's Hospital
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • Ventura Clinical Trials
  • Colorado Springs Health Partners, HCP-Clinical Research, LLC
  • Nova Southeastern University
  • Homestead Research Institute
  • RM Medical Research
  • Advanced Medical Research Center
  • SCORE Physician Alliance, LLC
  • Children's Center for Digestive Health Care LLC
  • Sleepcare Clinical Research Institute
  • Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
  • Heartland Research Associates, LLC
  • Kentucky Pediatric/ Adult Research
  • Kosair Children's Hospital - Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
  • Michael W. Simon, MD, PSC
  • Willis-Knighton Physician Network
  • University of Maryland Children's Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • University Of Minnesota
  • GI Associates and Endoscopy Center
  • Craig A. Speigel, MD
  • Midwest Children Health Research Institute
  • Midwest Children Health Research Institute
  • Goryeb Children's Hospital
  • Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley
  • Asheboro Research Associates
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Capital Pediatrics and Adolescent Center PLLC
  • Ohio Pediatric Research Association
  • IPS Research Company
  • Pediatric Care Specialists
  • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
  • Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Inc.
  • Frontier Clinical Research, LLC
  • Montgomery Medical Inc.
  • Rhode Island Hospital
  • Coastal Pediatric Research
  • Coastal Pediatrics Associates
  • Cook Children's Medical Center
  • Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College Medicine
  • Houston Clinical Research Associates
  • Sun Research Institute
  • Southwest Children's Research Associates, P.A.
  • ClinPoint Trials
  • Foothill Family Clinic South / J. Lewis Research, Inc.
  • Pediatric Specialists of Virginia
  • Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Pediatric
  • Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Stollery Children's Hospital
  • Children's Hospital of Western Ontario

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm 5

Arm Type

Placebo Comparator

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Placebo

LIN Dose A (9 ug or 18 ug)

LIN Dose B (18 ug or 36 ug)

LIN Dose C (36 ug or 72 ug)

LIN 145 µg

Arm Description

Participants aged 6 to 11 or 12 to 17 years received matching placebo linaclotide (LIN), 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Administered as liquid oral solution for participants 6 to 11 years of age and solid oral capsule or liquid oral solution for participants 12 to 17 years of age.

Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 9 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 18 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 18 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.

Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 18 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 36 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 36 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.

Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 36 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 72 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 72 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.

Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 145 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Overall Spontaneous Bowel Movement (SBM) Frequency Rate During the Treatment Period
SBM was defined as a BM that occurred in the absence of laxative, suppository, or enema use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM. SBM rate was defined as SBMs/week during the 4-week Treatment period. Participants recorded the occurrence of BMs and use of rescue medication, morning and evening, daily in an eDiary since pretreatment period. The SBM frequency rate (SBMs/week) during the analysis period for each participant were calculated as [(total number of SBMs in the analysis period/number of days in the analysis period)*7]. Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization up to randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the SBM frequency rate during the 4-week treatment period - SBM frequency rate at baseline. A positive change from Baseline indicates improvement. Least squares mean (LSM) and standard error (SE) were calculated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) method.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Daytime Abdominal Pain
The abdominal pain score was measured using 5-point scale. Participants answered the questions, How much did your tummy hurt as: 0=none, 1=a tiny bit, 2=a little, 3=some, and 4=a lot. The 4-week daytime abdominal pain was calculated as the average of nonmissing scores in evening eDiary during the Treatment Period with higher value indicating greater symptom severity. Baseline value was the average of non-missing values collected 14 days before randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the daytime abdominal pain score during the 4-week treatment period (i.e. average of non-missing daytime scores during 4-week treatment period) - daytime abdominal pain score at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Stool Consistency
Participants used 7-point pediatric Bristol Stool Form (p-BSFS) scale to rate stool consistency for each BM in morning and evening eDiary where 1=small hard lumps or balls like pebbles,2=fat sausage shape but lumpy and hard,3=a sausage but with cracks on it,4=sausage or snake, smooth and soft,5=chicken nuggets, soft smooth blobs,6=oatmeal, fluffy mushy pieces,7=milkshake, watery. Scores in 4-week treatment period were calculated by 2 approaches-1) following derivation similar in earlier adult studies, mean of participants non-missing, SBM associated p-BSFS scores during 4-week treatment period (adult derivation),2) observed weighted average of daily p-BSFS scores during that period. Daily p-BSFS score was average of non-missing morning and/or evening assessments of p-BSFS score from SBMs reported by participants on that specific day. Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization up to randomization. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week of Severity of Straining
Severity of straining was scored on 5-point scale for question-When you pooped, how hard did you push? The score ranges from 0= not hard at all,1= I pushed a tiny bit hard,2= I pushed a little hard,3= I pushed hard,4= I pushed very hard with higher scores indicating more severe straining. Participants recorded degree of straining for each BM in morning and evening eDiary. Data was derived as adult derivation and weighted average. Scores during 4-week treatment period were calculated following two approaches - (1) following derivation similar in earlier adult studies, as mean of participant's non-missing, SBM associated straining scores during 4-week treatment period (adult derivation) and (2) as observed weighted average of daily straining scores during that period. Daily straining score was the average of non-missing morning and/or evening assessments of straining score from the SBMs reported by the participants on that specific day. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Abdominal Bloating Daytime Symptoms Based on Evening Assessment
Participants recorded their assessment of abdominal bloating in the evening eDiary. Participants answered the question: How big and full did your tummy feel? on a scale, where: 0=none, 1=a tiny bit, 2=a little, 3=medium or 4=very, with a higher score indicating more severe bloating. Baseline value was the average of values collected 14 days before randomization. The 4-week daytime abdominal bloating symptoms were calculated as the average of non-missing scores reported in the evening eDiary during the treatment period. Change from Baseline was calculated as the 4-week daytime abdominal bloating score during the treatment period - daytime abdominal bloating score at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Overall Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement Frequency Rate (CSBM/Week) During the Treatment Period
SBM was defined as a BM that occurred in the absence of laxative, suppository, or enema use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM. A CSBM was an SBM that was associated with a sense of complete evacuation. Participants recorded their assessment of the sensation of incomplete evacuation for each BM in the morning and evening eDiary. The 4-week overall CSBM frequency rate was calculated as [total number of CSBMs in the analysis period/number of days in the analysis period]*7). Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization and up to randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the CSBM frequency rate during the 4-week treatment period - CSBM frequency rate at baseline. A positive change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Change From Baseline in 4-week Fecal Incontinence Daytime Symptoms Based on Evening Assessment
Participants recorded the presence of incontinence episodes in daytime daily since pre-treatment period (14-day prior to randomization) in the evening eDiary for participants randomized following protocol amendment #3. The 4-week daytime fecal incontinence was calculated as the mean of non-missing participant scores reported in the evening eDiary during the Treatment Period. Baseline value was the average of values collected 14 days before randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the 4-week fecal incontinence daytime symptoms during the treatment period - fecal incontinence daytime symptoms at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. No data is reported for LIN 145 μg as it was an exploratory arm group.

Full Information

First Posted
September 23, 2015
Last Updated
June 7, 2019
Sponsor
Forest Laboratories
Collaborators
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02559570
Brief Title
A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children Ages 6-17 Years Who Fulfill Modified Rome III Criteria for Child/Adolescent Functional Constipation (FC)
Official Title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children, Ages 6 to 17 Years, Who Fulfill Modified Rome III Criteria for Child/Adolescent Functional Constipation (FC)
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
June 2019
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 3, 2015 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 20, 2018 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 29, 2018 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Forest Laboratories
Collaborators
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate dose response of the safety and efficacy of linaclotide for the treatment of functional constipation (FC), in children age 6-17 years. This study includes up to a 4-week Screening Period, and a 2 to 3-week Pretreatment Period. Participants age 6-11 years will receive oral liquid formulation and participants 12-17 years will receive solid oral capsule or liquid oral solution. Children ages 6-11 years meeting the entry criteria will be randomized to 1 of 3 doses of linaclotide or placebo for 4 weeks. Children ages 12-17 years meeting the entry criteria will be randomized to 1 of 4 doses of linaclotide or placebo for 4 weeks. This 4-week study will assess the effects of linaclotide on bowel movement frequency, as well as other bowel symptoms of FC.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Functional Constipation in Children Ages 6-17 Years
Keywords
Functional constipation in children, LINZESS

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
173 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Participants aged 6 to 11 or 12 to 17 years received matching placebo linaclotide (LIN), 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Administered as liquid oral solution for participants 6 to 11 years of age and solid oral capsule or liquid oral solution for participants 12 to 17 years of age.
Arm Title
LIN Dose A (9 ug or 18 ug)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 9 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 18 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 18 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Arm Title
LIN Dose B (18 ug or 36 ug)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 18 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 36 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 36 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Arm Title
LIN Dose C (36 ug or 72 ug)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight 18 to <35 kg received LIN 36 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 6 to 11 years with weight ≥35 kg received LIN 72 ug, oral solution, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks. Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 72 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Arm Title
LIN 145 µg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants aged 12 to 17 years received LIN 145 ug, oral solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Intervention Description
Participants received matching placebo LIN liquid solution or solid capsules, orally, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
LIN Dose A
Other Intervention Name(s)
LINZESS
Intervention Description
Participants received LIN 9 or 18 ug liquid solution or solid capsules, orally, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
LIN Dose B
Other Intervention Name(s)
LINZESS
Intervention Description
Participants received LIN 18 or 36 ug liquid solution or solid capsules, orally, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
LIN Dose C
Other Intervention Name(s)
LINZESS
Intervention Description
Participants received LIN 36 or 72 ug liquid solution or solid capsules, orally, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
LIN 145 µg
Other Intervention Name(s)
LINZESS
Intervention Description
Participants received LIN 145 µg, liquid solution or solid capsules, 30 minutes before evening meal, once daily for 4 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Overall Spontaneous Bowel Movement (SBM) Frequency Rate During the Treatment Period
Description
SBM was defined as a BM that occurred in the absence of laxative, suppository, or enema use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM. SBM rate was defined as SBMs/week during the 4-week Treatment period. Participants recorded the occurrence of BMs and use of rescue medication, morning and evening, daily in an eDiary since pretreatment period. The SBM frequency rate (SBMs/week) during the analysis period for each participant were calculated as [(total number of SBMs in the analysis period/number of days in the analysis period)*7]. Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization up to randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the SBM frequency rate during the 4-week treatment period - SBM frequency rate at baseline. A positive change from Baseline indicates improvement. Least squares mean (LSM) and standard error (SE) were calculated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization and up to randomization) to Week 4
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Daytime Abdominal Pain
Description
The abdominal pain score was measured using 5-point scale. Participants answered the questions, How much did your tummy hurt as: 0=none, 1=a tiny bit, 2=a little, 3=some, and 4=a lot. The 4-week daytime abdominal pain was calculated as the average of nonmissing scores in evening eDiary during the Treatment Period with higher value indicating greater symptom severity. Baseline value was the average of non-missing values collected 14 days before randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the daytime abdominal pain score during the 4-week treatment period (i.e. average of non-missing daytime scores during 4-week treatment period) - daytime abdominal pain score at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization) to Week 4
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Stool Consistency
Description
Participants used 7-point pediatric Bristol Stool Form (p-BSFS) scale to rate stool consistency for each BM in morning and evening eDiary where 1=small hard lumps or balls like pebbles,2=fat sausage shape but lumpy and hard,3=a sausage but with cracks on it,4=sausage or snake, smooth and soft,5=chicken nuggets, soft smooth blobs,6=oatmeal, fluffy mushy pieces,7=milkshake, watery. Scores in 4-week treatment period were calculated by 2 approaches-1) following derivation similar in earlier adult studies, mean of participants non-missing, SBM associated p-BSFS scores during 4-week treatment period (adult derivation),2) observed weighted average of daily p-BSFS scores during that period. Daily p-BSFS score was average of non-missing morning and/or evening assessments of p-BSFS score from SBMs reported by participants on that specific day. Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization up to randomization. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization and up to randomization) to Week 4
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week of Severity of Straining
Description
Severity of straining was scored on 5-point scale for question-When you pooped, how hard did you push? The score ranges from 0= not hard at all,1= I pushed a tiny bit hard,2= I pushed a little hard,3= I pushed hard,4= I pushed very hard with higher scores indicating more severe straining. Participants recorded degree of straining for each BM in morning and evening eDiary. Data was derived as adult derivation and weighted average. Scores during 4-week treatment period were calculated following two approaches - (1) following derivation similar in earlier adult studies, as mean of participant's non-missing, SBM associated straining scores during 4-week treatment period (adult derivation) and (2) as observed weighted average of daily straining scores during that period. Daily straining score was the average of non-missing morning and/or evening assessments of straining score from the SBMs reported by the participants on that specific day. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization and up to randomization) to Week 4
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Abdominal Bloating Daytime Symptoms Based on Evening Assessment
Description
Participants recorded their assessment of abdominal bloating in the evening eDiary. Participants answered the question: How big and full did your tummy feel? on a scale, where: 0=none, 1=a tiny bit, 2=a little, 3=medium or 4=very, with a higher score indicating more severe bloating. Baseline value was the average of values collected 14 days before randomization. The 4-week daytime abdominal bloating symptoms were calculated as the average of non-missing scores reported in the evening eDiary during the treatment period. Change from Baseline was calculated as the 4-week daytime abdominal bloating score during the treatment period - daytime abdominal bloating score at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization) to Week 4
Title
Change From Baseline (CFB) in 4-week Overall Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement Frequency Rate (CSBM/Week) During the Treatment Period
Description
SBM was defined as a BM that occurred in the absence of laxative, suppository, or enema use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM. A CSBM was an SBM that was associated with a sense of complete evacuation. Participants recorded their assessment of the sensation of incomplete evacuation for each BM in the morning and evening eDiary. The 4-week overall CSBM frequency rate was calculated as [total number of CSBMs in the analysis period/number of days in the analysis period]*7). Baseline value was based on values collected 14 days before randomization and up to randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the CSBM frequency rate during the 4-week treatment period - CSBM frequency rate at baseline. A positive change from Baseline indicates improvement. LSM and SE were calculated using ANCOVA method.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization and up to randomization) to Week 4
Title
Change From Baseline in 4-week Fecal Incontinence Daytime Symptoms Based on Evening Assessment
Description
Participants recorded the presence of incontinence episodes in daytime daily since pre-treatment period (14-day prior to randomization) in the evening eDiary for participants randomized following protocol amendment #3. The 4-week daytime fecal incontinence was calculated as the mean of non-missing participant scores reported in the evening eDiary during the Treatment Period. Baseline value was the average of values collected 14 days before randomization. Change from Baseline was calculated as the 4-week fecal incontinence daytime symptoms during the treatment period - fecal incontinence daytime symptoms at baseline. A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. No data is reported for LIN 145 μg as it was an exploratory arm group.
Time Frame
Baseline (14-day prior to randomization) to Week 4

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
6 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
17 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participant weighs at least 18 kg (kilograms) (39.7 lbs) Participant meets modified Rome III criteria for child/adolescent FC: For at least 2 months before the Screening Visit, the participant has had 2 or fewer defecations (with each defecation occurring in the absence of any laxative, suppository, or enema use during the preceding 24 hours) in the toilet per week. In addition, at least once per week, patient meets 1 or more of the following: a) History of retentive posturing or excessive volitional stool retention b) History of painful or hard bowel movements (BMs) c) Presence of a large faecal mass in the rectum d) History of large diameter stools that may obstruct the toilet e) At least one episode of fecal incontinence per week Participant is willing to discontinue any laxatives used before the Pretreatment Visit in favor of the protocol-permitted rescue medicine Participant has an average of fewer than 3 spontaneous BMs (SBMs) per week during the 14 days before the randomization day and up to the randomization. An SBM is defined as a BM that occurs in the absence of laxative, enema, or suppository use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM Participant or participant/guardian/legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver is compliant with electronic diary (eDiary) by completing both the morning and evening assessments for 10 out of the 14 days immediately preceding the Randomization Visit Exclusion Criteria: Participant meets Rome III criteria for Child/Adolescent irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): At least once per week for at least 2 months before the Screening Visit, the participant has experienced abdominal discomfort (an uncomfortable sensation not described as pain) or pain associated with 2 or more of the following at least 25% of the time: 1. Improvement with defecation 2. Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool 3. Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool Participant reports having more than 1 loose, mushy stool (eDiary-recorded stool consistency of 6 on the Pediatric Bristol Stool Form Scale [p-BSFS]) or any watery stool (eDiary-recorded stool consistency of 7 on the p-BSFS) with any SBM that occurred in the absence of laxative use on the calendar day of the BM or the calendar day before the BM during the 14 days before the randomization day and up to the randomization Select medical history or conditions that may be related to other causes of constipation or may interfere with safety and efficacy analyses Participant has required manual or hospital-based disimpassion any time prior to randomization Participant is unable to tolerate the placebo during the Screening Period
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Taryn Weissman
Organizational Affiliation
Allergan, LLC
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
HealthStar Research, LLC
City
Hot Springs
State/Province
Arkansas
ZIP/Postal Code
71913
Country
United States
Facility Name
Applied Research Center of Arkansas
City
Little Rock
State/Province
Arkansas
ZIP/Postal Code
72212
Country
United States
Facility Name
Advanced Research Center
City
Anaheim
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
92805
Country
United States
Facility Name
Kindred Medical Institute for Clinical Trials, LLC
City
Corona
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
92879
Country
United States
Facility Name
WCCT Global, LLC
City
Costa Mesa
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
92626
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ark Clinical Research
City
Long Beach
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90806
Country
United States
Facility Name
ACTCA, Inc
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90017
Country
United States
Facility Name
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90017
Country
United States
Facility Name
Orange County Research Institute
City
Ontario
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
91762
Country
United States
Facility Name
Center for Clinical Trials, LLC
City
Paramount
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90723
Country
United States
Facility Name
UCSD Rady Children's Hospital
City
San Diego
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
92123
Country
United States
Facility Name
University of California at San Francisco
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94143
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ventura Clinical Trials
City
Ventura
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
93003
Country
United States
Facility Name
Colorado Springs Health Partners, HCP-Clinical Research, LLC
City
Colorado Springs
State/Province
Colorado
ZIP/Postal Code
80922
Country
United States
Facility Name
Nova Southeastern University
City
Fort Lauderdale
State/Province
Florida
ZIP/Postal Code
33314
Country
United States
Facility Name
Homestead Research Institute
City
Homestead
State/Province
Florida
ZIP/Postal Code
33030
Country
United States
Facility Name
RM Medical Research
City
Homestead
State/Province
Florida
ZIP/Postal Code
33030
Country
United States
Facility Name
Advanced Medical Research Center
City
Miami
State/Province
Florida
ZIP/Postal Code
33135
Country
United States
Facility Name
SCORE Physician Alliance, LLC
City
Saint Petersburg
State/Province
Florida
ZIP/Postal Code
33710
Country
United States
Facility Name
Children's Center for Digestive Health Care LLC
City
Atlanta
State/Province
Georgia
ZIP/Postal Code
30342
Country
United States
Facility Name
Sleepcare Clinical Research Institute
City
Stockbridge
State/Province
Georgia
ZIP/Postal Code
30281
Country
United States
Facility Name
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
City
Indianapolis
State/Province
Indiana
ZIP/Postal Code
46202
Country
United States
Facility Name
Heartland Research Associates, LLC
City
Wichita
State/Province
Kansas
ZIP/Postal Code
67205
Country
United States
Facility Name
Kentucky Pediatric/ Adult Research
City
Bardstown
State/Province
Kentucky
ZIP/Postal Code
40004
Country
United States
Facility Name
Kosair Children's Hospital - Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
City
Louisville
State/Province
Kentucky
ZIP/Postal Code
40202
Country
United States
Facility Name
Michael W. Simon, MD, PSC
City
Nicholasville
State/Province
Kentucky
ZIP/Postal Code
40356
Country
United States
Facility Name
Willis-Knighton Physician Network
City
Shreveport
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
71118
Country
United States
Facility Name
University of Maryland Children's Hospital
City
Baltimore
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
21201
Country
United States
Facility Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02114
Country
United States
Facility Name
University Of Minnesota
City
Minneapolis
State/Province
Minnesota
ZIP/Postal Code
55455
Country
United States
Facility Name
GI Associates and Endoscopy Center
City
Jackson
State/Province
Mississippi
ZIP/Postal Code
39232
Country
United States
Facility Name
Craig A. Speigel, MD
City
Bridgeton
State/Province
Missouri
ZIP/Postal Code
63044
Country
United States
Facility Name
Midwest Children Health Research Institute
City
Lincoln
State/Province
Nebraska
ZIP/Postal Code
68505
Country
United States
Facility Name
Midwest Children Health Research Institute
City
Lincoln
State/Province
Nebraska
ZIP/Postal Code
68516
Country
United States
Facility Name
Goryeb Children's Hospital
City
Morristown
State/Province
New Jersey
ZIP/Postal Code
07962
Country
United States
Facility Name
Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10032
Country
United States
Facility Name
Asheboro Research Associates
City
Asheboro
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27203
Country
United States
Facility Name
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
City
Chapel Hill
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27599
Country
United States
Facility Name
Capital Pediatrics and Adolescent Center PLLC
City
Raleigh
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27609
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ohio Pediatric Research Association
City
Dayton
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45414
Country
United States
Facility Name
IPS Research Company
City
Oklahoma City
State/Province
Oklahoma
ZIP/Postal Code
73103
Country
United States
Facility Name
Pediatric Care Specialists
City
Johnstown
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15904
Country
United States
Facility Name
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
19134
Country
United States
Facility Name
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15224
Country
United States
Facility Name
Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Inc.
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15236
Country
United States
Facility Name
Frontier Clinical Research, LLC
City
Scottdale
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15683
Country
United States
Facility Name
Montgomery Medical Inc.
City
Smithfield
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15478
Country
United States
Facility Name
Rhode Island Hospital
City
Providence
State/Province
Rhode Island
ZIP/Postal Code
02903
Country
United States
Facility Name
Coastal Pediatric Research
City
Charleston
State/Province
South Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
29414
Country
United States
Facility Name
Coastal Pediatrics Associates
City
Mount Pleasant
State/Province
South Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
29464
Country
United States
Facility Name
Cook Children's Medical Center
City
Fort Worth
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
76104
Country
United States
Facility Name
Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College Medicine
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
77030
Country
United States
Facility Name
Houston Clinical Research Associates
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
77090
Country
United States
Facility Name
Sun Research Institute
City
San Antonio
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
78215
Country
United States
Facility Name
Southwest Children's Research Associates, P.A.
City
San Antonio
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
78229
Country
United States
Facility Name
ClinPoint Trials
City
Waxahachie
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
75165
Country
United States
Facility Name
Foothill Family Clinic South / J. Lewis Research, Inc.
City
Salt Lake City
State/Province
Utah
ZIP/Postal Code
84121
Country
United States
Facility Name
Pediatric Specialists of Virginia
City
Fairfax
State/Province
Virginia
ZIP/Postal Code
22031
Country
United States
Facility Name
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Pediatric
City
Roanoke
State/Province
Virginia
ZIP/Postal Code
24013
Country
United States
Facility Name
Seattle Children's Hospital
City
Seattle
State/Province
Washington
ZIP/Postal Code
98105
Country
United States
Facility Name
Stollery Children's Hospital
City
Edmonton
State/Province
Alberta
ZIP/Postal Code
T6G 2B7
Country
Canada
Facility Name
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
City
London
State/Province
Ontario
ZIP/Postal Code
N6A 4G5
Country
Canada

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A Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children Ages 6-17 Years Who Fulfill Modified Rome III Criteria for Child/Adolescent Functional Constipation (FC)

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