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Efficacy Study of Rezular (Arverapamil) in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea (IBS-D) (ARDIS-1)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by AGI Therapeutics, Inc., May 2008

Sponsored by: AGI Therapeutics, Inc.
Information provided by: AGI Therapeutics, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00552565
  Purpose

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy and safety of Rezular (arverapamil) in the teratment of IBS-D.


Condition Intervention Phase
Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
Drug: Rezular
Drug: Placebo
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:   Diarrhea   

ChemIDplus related topics:   Diltiazem    Verapamil    Dexverapamil    Diltiazem hydrochloride    Diltiazem malate    Verapamil hydrochloride   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:   A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Rezular (Arverapamil) in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea (IBS-D)

Further study details as provided by AGI Therapeutics, Inc.:

Study Start Date:   September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:   July 2008

Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Placebo Comparator Drug: Placebo
placebo
2: Experimental Drug: Rezular
Oral Tablets

Detailed Description:

This study has been designed as a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled parellel dose group trial. The study will be open to both women and men. At screening the patient will be assessed to see if they meet the Rome III criteria for IBS-D. After screening, patients will undergo a 14-day run-in period evaluation, during which eligibility to be randomized to drug or placebo will be determined. Patients will complete daily telephone diaries during the run-in and double-blind phases of the study. Patients will be evlauated at regularly scheduled clinic visits during double-blind phase of the study.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • fulfilling Rome III criteria for IBS-D

Exclusion Criteria:

  • major cardiovascular disease
  • psychiatric illness except mild or moderate depression
  • pregnancy
  • presence of other GI disease that could explain IBS-like symptoms
  • history of major gastric, hepatic, pancreatic or intestinal surgery or perforation
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00552565

Contacts
Contact: Susan Cooper     9105587044    

Locations
United States, North Carolina
PPD     Recruiting
      Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28401

Sponsors and Collaborators
AGI Therapeutics, Inc.
  More Information


Responsible Party:   AGI Therapeutics, Inc. ( David Young )
Study ID Numbers:   ARDIS-1
First Received:   October 31, 2007
Last Updated:   May 6, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00552565
Health Authority:   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Belgium: Feeral Agency for Medicines and Health Products;   Netherlands: Central committee on Research Involving Human Subjects;   Poland: Office of Medicinal Products, Medicinal Devices and Biocides;   Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy;   Argentina: Administracion Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnologia Medica;   Chile: ISP;   Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by AGI Therapeutics, Inc.:
IBS, IBS-D, R-verapamil, Arverpamil, Rezular  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Signs and Symptoms
Verapamil
Digestive System Diseases
Diarrhea
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Diltiazem
Colonic Diseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Intestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases, Functional

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 07, 2008




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