Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Naldemedine in Paediatric Participants Receiving Opioids

NCT ID: NCT05588323

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-04

Study Completion Date

2026-06-15

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of naldemedine and nor-naldemedine after a single oral dose of naldemedine in pediatric participants who are receiving or about to receive opioids.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cohort 1: ≥ 12 to < 18 Years

Participants will receive 0.05 milligrams (mg) to 0.2 mg naldemedine based on their body weight once daily for 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Naldemedine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as an oral tablet (0.2 mg dose level only), or oral suspension (all dose levels)

Cohort 2: ≥ 6 to < 12 Years

Participants will receive 0.05 mg to 0.2 mg naldemedine based on their body weight once daily for 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Naldemedine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as an oral tablet (0.2 mg dose level only), or oral suspension (all dose levels)

Cohort 3: ≥ 2 to < 6 Years

Participants will be enrolled in this cohort after the safety and PK data has been evaluated for cohorts 1 and 2.

Participants will receive 0.05 mg to 0.2 mg naldemedine based on their body weight once daily for 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Naldemedine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as an oral tablet (0.2 mg dose level only), or oral suspension (all dose levels)

Interventions

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Naldemedine

Administered as an oral tablet (0.2 mg dose level only), or oral suspension (all dose levels)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Rizmoic

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Disease Characteristics

* Participants with cancer or non-cancer pain who are receiving (or who are about to receive) acute or chronic treatment with opioids.
* Participants with either newly diagnosed constipation, a history of constipation treated with laxatives, or are expected to develop constipation after opioid treatment.
* Able to remain in the clinic for blood sampling for at least 12 hours following the first study intervention dose and are able to return for blood sampling at the 24-hour time point.

Weight

* Body mass index within approximately the 3rd to 97th percentile for their age according to the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards.

Exclusion Criteria

Medical Conditions

* History of a gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasm or an ongoing GI-related issue or any recent (within last 1 year) or planned GI tract surgery.
* Signs or symptoms of GI obstruction or participants with recurrent obstruction who may be at increased risk of GI perforation.
* Inability to eat/swallow or have need of a nasogastric tube.
* No bowel movements reported for 7 consecutive days at the time of obtaining informed consent or on the initial day of study intervention administration (Study Day 1).
* History of more than 1 week of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 3 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia with clinical sequelae.
* Participants who need mechanical ventilation.
* Severe CTCAE Grade 3 or above hepatic or renal impairment including end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, as determined by the investigator.
* Progressive neurological disorders or potential disruption to the blood-brain barrier (for example, primary brain malignancies, central nervous system metastases, active multiple sclerosis, etc.) considering the risk of opioid withdrawal or reduced analgesia.

Prior/Ongoing Medications

* Currently receiving the first cycle of chemotherapy.
* Previously received naldemedine.

Other Exclusions

\- Positive pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shionogi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shionogi Clinical Trials Administrator Clinical Support Help Line

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Shionogi

Locations

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University Center Mother Theresa , Hospital - Onco-hematology department

Tirana, , Albania

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Yeolyan Hematology. , and Oncology Center -

Yerevan, , Armenia

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Saint-Pierre Clinical Trials Unit

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status COMPLETED

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZBrussel) - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status COMPLETED

University Hospitals Leuven Pediatrisch hemato-oncology

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status COMPLETED

University Clinical Hospital , Mostar

Mostar, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

Site Status RECRUITING

Chu de Caen

Caen, , France

Site Status COMPLETED

Hôpital Béclère Service de Pédiatrie Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme Hépatique (CRMHMH)

Clamart, , France

Site Status COMPLETED

Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre Antenne du CIC pédiatrique - Niveau 0 CHU de Lille

Lille, , France

Site Status COMPLETED

Hôpital Armand Trousseau Service Hématologie et Oncologie Pédiatrique

Paris, , France

Site Status COMPLETED

Instituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Milan, , Italy

Site Status COMPLETED

Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Torino, , Italy

Site Status COMPLETED

Maternal and Child Health Institute IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Pain and pediatric palliative care service

Trieste, , Italy

Site Status COMPLETED

National Center for Child Health and Development

Tokyo, , Japan

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

PHI University Clinic for Children's , Surgery

Skopje, , North Macedonia

Site Status RECRUITING

University Clinic for Childrens Diseases , Department of Oncology, Hematology and , Malignant Hemopathy

Skopje, , North Macedonia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Albania Armenia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina France Italy Japan North Macedonia

Central Contacts

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Shionogi Clinical Trials Administrator Clinical Support Help Line

Role: CONTACT

800-849-9707

Other Identifiers

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2019-003577-25

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1907V921F

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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