A Lactation Study in Women Who Are Breastfeeding or Pumping and Are Receiving Linaclotide Therapeutically

NCT ID: NCT02220348

Last Updated: 2020-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2019-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of linaclotide and its active metabolite (MM-419447) excreted in breast milk after multiple, once daily doses of linaclotide (72 μg, 145 μg, or 290 μg) in lactating women receiving the drug therapeutically.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Feeding Constipation Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Keywords

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Linzess

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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linaclotide

Linaclotide 72μg, 145 μg, or 290 μg capsules, once daily for 3 days, oral administration

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

linaclotide

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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linaclotide

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Linzess

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be a lactating female who has been actively breastfeeding or pumping for at least 4 weeks
* Be already taking linaclotide therapeutically for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) or Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
* Weaning must not be underway
* Be willing to breastfeed or pump regularly during the study to maintain milk supply and discontinue breastfeeding for the 24-hour period of breast milk collection

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinically significant disease state in any body system, except for the indication being treated with linaclotide
* Any structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or a disease or condition that can affect GI motility
* Participation in any other clinical investigation using an experimental drug within 90 days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Forest Laboratories

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ramesh Boinpally, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Forest Research Institute, an affiliate of Allergan plc.

Locations

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Digestive Disease Specialists Inc (DDSI)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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LIN-PK-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id