Effect of Tegaserod on Orocecal Transit in Elderly Chronic Constipation Patients
| Status: | Terminated |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Constipation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 65 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2006 |
| End Date: | April 2007 |
The Effects of Tegaserod on Orocecal Transit in Elderly Patients With Chronic Constipation
This study will evaluate the effects of tegaserod on orocecal and colonic transit in
patients over 65 years with chronic constipation.
patients over 65 years with chronic constipation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male & Females aged 65 and older
- Patients must meet the criteria for chronic idiopathic constipation for at least 12
weeks
- Patients must have had a colonoscopy within the past 5 years
- Patients must pass a balloon expulsion test at screening
- Patients must be able to comply and understand the use of a diary
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a clinically significant medical condition that would interfere with
the patient completing the trial
- Patients with loose stools at least once per week
- Patients with IBS
- Known allergies to the same class of drug and/or allergies to eggs
- Patients who require the use of manual maneuvers to have a bowel movement
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Temple University Hospital On January 18, 1892 a three-story house at 3403 North Broad Street...
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