Overview

A Single-arm, Study to Assess the Effect and Tolerability of Standardised Laxative Therapy (SLT) for the Reversal of Opioid-induced Constipation (OIC).

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2015-02-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess how effective and tolerable the country specific clinical practice guidelines of SLTs are for UK, France and Sweden are. The main rationale behind this study is that well controlled comparisons of the various laxatives for the treatment of OIC are lacking. There is lack of evidence suggesting which laxative or combination of laxatives is optimal for managing OIC.

Phase:

Phase 4

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co KG

Treatments:

Analgesics, Opioid
Cathartics
Laxatives