Efficacy/Safety Study to Confirm Iberogast's Efficacy in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diagnosed on ROME III Criteria Compared to Placebo

NCT ID: NCT01940848

Last Updated: 2018-10-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

243 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-11

Study Completion Date

2017-10-25

Brief Summary

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The study shall prove whether treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with Iberogast is superior to placebo regarding the main criterium "pain"

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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STW5

2/3 patients with irritable bowel syndrome will be randomized in this arm

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

STW5 (Iberogast, BAY98-7411)

Intervention Type DRUG

Applied orally over 28 days, 20 drops STW 5 three times daily

Placebo

1/3 patients with irritable bowel syndrome will be randomized in this arm

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Applied orally over 28 days, 20 drops placebo three times daily

Interventions

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STW5 (Iberogast, BAY98-7411)

Applied orally over 28 days, 20 drops STW 5 three times daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Applied orally over 28 days, 20 drops placebo three times daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of either sex aged \>18 years
* Patients meeting the Rome III irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) diagnostic criteria. IBS is defined as recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days/month in last 3 months (onset at least 6 months ago) associated with two or more of the following:

* Improvement with defecation
* Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool
* Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
* History of pain intensity with an average of worst abdominal pain in past 24 hours score of \> 30 on a daily measured VAS (visual analogue scale) during screening phase

Exclusion Criteria

* Intake of STW5 within the last 5 years
* Concomitant treatment during the study (including screening phase) with any medication that could influence the gastrointestinal function
* Regular intake of nonsteroidal antiphlogistic drugs incl. COX-2-inhibitors (exception: acetylsalicylic acid for cardiovascular prevention up to 100 mg daily)
* Patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of the trial drugs
* History of eating disorders
* Patients with a history of diseases with abdominal symptoms that can resemble IBS
* Presence of any other acute or chronic gastrointestinal disorder
* History of abdominal surgery (cholecystectomy and appendectomy can be tolerated when performed at least one year previously)
* Known intolerance to azo dyes E 110 and E 151
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bayer Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bayer

Locations

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Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Sinzheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Site Status

Lollar, Hesse, Germany

Site Status

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Site Status

Wardenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Site Status

Winsen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Site Status

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Löhne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Site Status

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Site Status

Reinfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Site Status

Apolda, Thuringia, Germany

Site Status

Blankenhain, Thuringia, Germany

Site Status

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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STW5/212-D-011-III-V

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2011-002613-10

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

17063

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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