4-Week, Multi-center Dose-Ranging Study for the IBS-C in Pts. 6 to <12 Yrs

NCT ID: NCT06553547

Last Updated: 2026-01-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-24

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study to assess the safety and efficacy of tenapanor for treatment of the IBS-C in pediatric patients 6 to less than 12 year old.

Detailed Description

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This study consists of 2 week screening period in which subjects who have consented will be evaluated for eligibility per protocol requirements. During this 2 week screening period subjects will be given access to ediary in which they will be required to self report symptoms of IBS-C daily. Information in ediary will also be used to determine eligibility prior to enrollment.

During the 4 week RTP (Randomized treatment period), subjects will be randomized in in a ratio of 5:1 to receive tenapanor or matching placebo for 4 weeks. During the RTP, patients will continue recording daily assessments in the eDiary system as instructed and compliance with eDiary entries will be monitored. Patients will return for study visit every weeks (Visits 3-6) and will undergo safety assessments as per the protocol. At the end of this 4 week period, subjects will complete 2 week treatment free follow-up period and safety assessments per protocol will be conducted at the end of this 2 week period.

The study plans to enroll up to 6 cohorts of eligible patients sequentially, starting from Cohort 1 with 12 patients randomized in to receive tenapanor 2 mg BID or matching placebo for 4 weeks. Subsequent cohorts will assess increasing tenapanor doses, following a dose escalation order. The study will proceed to the next dosing cohort if the current cohort completes the 4-week RTP and does not meet any of the dose escalation stopping criteria pre-specified in the protocol.

Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Tenapanor Cohort 1

Tenapanor 2 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Tenapanor Cohort 2

Tenapanor 5 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Tenapanor Cohort 3

Tenapanor 10 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Tenapanor Cohort 4

Tenapanor 15 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Tenapanor Cohort 5

Tenapanor 20 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Tenapanor Cohort 6

Tenapanor 25 mg BID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tenapanor

Intervention Type DRUG

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Placebo

Matching placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo solution

Interventions

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Tenapanor

Tenapanor 5 mg/mL solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Matching Placebo solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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IBSRELA

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ≥6 and \<12 years old at the Screening visit (Visit 1)
2. Confirmation of negative pregnancy test and use of appropriate contraceptive (including abstinence) in female subjects that have experienced menarche and are of child-bearing potential.
3. Meet the Modified Diagnostic Rome IV criteria for child/adolescent diagnosis of IBS-C
4. Patient is willing to discontinue any laxatives used in favor of the protocol-permitted rescue medicine (which will only be allowed after 72 hours with no bowel movement)
5. Meet the entry criteria assessed during the 2-week Screening period
6. Ability of both the patient and parent/guardian/LAR to communicate with the Investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study, including an understanding of the assessments in the eDiary and how to use the eDiary device
7. Patient must provide verbal assent and the parent/guardian/LAR must provide written informed consent before the initiation of any study-specific procedures

Exclusion Criteria

1. Functional diarrhea as defined by Modified Rome IV child/adolescent criteria
2. IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed IBS (IBS-M), or unsubtyped IBS as defined by Modified Rome IV child/adolescent criteria
3. History of non-retentive fecal incontinence;
4. Required manual disimpaction any time prior to randomization (after consent)
5. Currently has both unexplained and clinically significant alarm symptoms (lower gastrointestinal \[GI\] bleeding \[rectal bleeding or heme-positive stool\], iron-deficiency anemia, or any unexplained anemia, or weight loss) and systemic signs of infection or colitis, or any neoplastic process.
6. Patient has any of the following conditions:

1. Celiac disease, or positive serological test for celiac disease and the condition has not been ruled out by endoscopic biopsy;
2. Cystic fibrosis;
3. Hypothyroidism that is untreated or treated with thyroid hormone at a dose that has not been stable for at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit;
4. Down's syndrome or any other chromosomal disorder;
5. Active anal fissure (Note: History of anal fissure is not an exclusion);
6. Anatomic malformations (eg, imperforate anus, anal stenosis, anterior displaced anus);
7. Intestinal nerve or muscle disorders (eg, Hirschprung disease, visceral myopathies, visceral neuropathies);
8. Neuropathic conditions (eg, spinal cord abnormalities, neurofibromatosis, tethered cord, spinal cord trauma);
9. Lead toxicity, hypercalcemia;
10. Neurodevelopmental disabilities
11. Inflammatory bowel disease
12. Childhood functional abdominal pain syndrome
13. Childhood functional abdominal pain
14. Poorly treated or poorly controlled psychiatric disorders that might influence his or her ability to participate in the study;
15. Lactose intolerance that is associated with abdominal pain or discomfort and could confound the assessments in this study
16. History of cancer other than treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin;
17. History of diabetic neuropathy.
7. Use of medications that are known to affect stool consistency (Prohibited Medications), including fiber supplements, anti-diarrheals, cathartics, antacids, opiates, prokinetic drugs, laxatives, enemas, antibiotics during the Screening period; unless specified as rescue medication, and used accordingly as directed by the Investigator.
8. Patient has had surgery that meets any of the following criteria:

1. Surgery to remove a segment of the GI tract at any time before the Screening Visit;
2. Surgery of the abdomen, pelvis, or retroperitoneal structures during the 6 months before the Screening Visit;
3. An appendectomy or cholecystectomy during the 60 days before the Screening Visit;
4. Other major surgery during the 30 days before the Screening Visit
9. History of alcohol or substance abuse
10. Participation in other clinical trials within 1 month prior to Screening
11. Patient and/or parent/guardian/LAR is involved in the conduct and/or administration of this trial as an investigator, sub-investigator, trial coordinator, or other staff member, or the patient is a first-degree family member, significant other, or relative residing with one of the above persons involved in the trial
12. If, in the opinion of the Investigator, the patient is unable or unwilling to fulfill the requirements of the protocol or has a condition, which would render the results uninterpretable
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ardelyx

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Susan Edelstein, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ardelyx

Locations

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Applied Research Center of Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Waterway Research & Associates Corp.

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Valencia Medical and Research Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Orlando Health, Inc.- APH Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Florida Pharmaceutical Research and Associates, Inc.

South Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mankato Clinic Children's Health Center

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Boys Town National Research Hospital

Boys Town, Nebraska, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

One Perkins Square

Akron, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Prisma Health Children's Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Maspons Pediatric Gastro

El Paso, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Proactive El Paso, LLC

El Paso, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Digestive Specialists

Harlingen, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Pioneer Research Solutions Inc

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinical Research Partners, LLC

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University Physicians and Surgeons, Inc

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jocelyn Tabora

Role: CONTACT

510-745-1724

Facility Contacts

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Karla Villarreal

Role: primary

501-954-7822

Eliza Baker

Role: primary

Sean Stevens

Role: backup

Claudia Ramos

Role: primary

786-953-8070

Cheila Caridad

Role: backup

Daniela Baeza

Role: primary

786-717-6690

Linda Tilme

Role: primary

Cinzia Karpf

Role: primary

Carleen Chaput

Role: primary

309-624-3750

Michelle Keup

Role: primary

Barber RJ

Role: primary

531-355-6890

Chad Gentry

Role: primary

330-543-9809

Amy Hayes

Role: primary

864-454-5125

Karen Driggers

Role: backup

Karen Salas

Role: primary

915-598-8888

Carolyn Zambrano

Role: primary

954-938-2843

Carlette Villarreal

Role: primary

956-377-4371

Beenish Sharif

Role: primary

713-333-9323 ext. 118

Christina Jackson

Role: primary

804-477-3045

Nicole Finley

Role: primary

304-691-1830

Other Identifiers

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TEN-01-202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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