Could a common adult IBS drug help kids? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT03339128

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: AbbVie Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing the drug eluxadoline (Viberzi) in children aged 6 to 17 who have irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D). The goal is to see if it improves stool consistency and is safe for kids. About 95 children will take either the drug or a placebo for 4 weeks, and researchers will track changes in their bathroom habits using a special scale.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

eluxadoline (Viberzi)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for children with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, helping to improve stool consistency and quality of life.

What could go wrong

This is an early phase 2 study with only 95 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The drug is already approved for adults, but its safety and effectiveness in kids are still unproven.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

irritable bowel syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

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Locations

Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge /ID# 235388
COMPLETED

Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
Applied Research Center of Arkansas /ID# 238070
RECRUITING

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72212-4187, United States
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 237273
COMPLETED

Blackpool, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom
Celen Medical Group Corp /ID# 234922
COMPLETED

Marlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States
Centrum Zdrowia MDM /ID# 237269
COMPLETED

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-189, Poland
Children's Ctr Digestive, US /ID# 237575
COMPLETED

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main /ID# 234313
COMPLETED

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4319, United States
Cook Children's Med. Center /ID# 237537
COMPLETED

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Copertnicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o. /ID# 235656
COMPLETED

Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-803, Poland
Duplicate_Academisch Medisch Centrum /ID# 237117
COMPLETED

Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
Duplicate_Center for Clinical Trials LLC /ID# 234630
COMPLETED

Paramount, California, 90723, United States
Duplicate_Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) /ID# 234917
COMPLETED

Edmonton, T6G 1C9, Canada
Duplicate_Instytut Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka /ID# 234311
COMPLETED

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 04-730, Poland
Duplicate_Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 234663
COMPLETED

Manchester, Lancashire, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
Duplicate_VVCRD Research /ID# 234606
COMPLETED

Garden Grove, California, 92845, United States
Duplicate_Wellness Clinical Research /ID# 237401
COMPLETED

Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
Eszak-Kozep-budai Centrum, Uj Szent Janos Korhaz /ID# 236993
COMPLETED

Budapest, 1125, Hungary
Florida Research Center, Inc. /ID# 236514
RECRUITING

Miami, Florida, 33174, United States
Frederick County Pediatrics /ID# 234519
COMPLETED

New Market, Maryland, 21774-6154, United States
Global Research Associates /ID# 234646
RECRUITING

Atlanta, Georgia, 30315, United States
HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal /ID# 237322
COMPLETED

Wuppertal, 42283, Germany
HealthStar Research of Hot Springs PLLC /ID# 234609
RECRUITING

Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset /ID# 236755
COMPLETED

Valencia, 46017, Spain
IPS Research Company /ID# 237672
COMPLETED

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73106, United States
Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children /ID# 235400
COMPLETED

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki /ID# 237438
COMPLETED

Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 93-338, Poland
Kindred Medical Institute, LLC /ID# 237368
COMPLETED

Corona, California, 92879, United States
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 236305
COMPLETED

London, Greater London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
Korczowski Bartosz Gabinet Lekarski /ID# 234683
COMPLETED

Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-302, Poland
MHATSv.Ivan Rilski /ID# 235399
COMPLETED

Kozloduy, 3320, Bulgaria
MNGI Digestive Health, P. A. /ID# 238057
COMPLETED

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413-2195, United States
Manitoba Institute of Child Health /ID# 235448
COMPLETED

Winnepeg, R3E 3P4, Canada
Medical center 1 Sevlievo /ID# 237473
COMPLETED

Sevlievo, Gabrovo, 5400, Bulgaria
Michael W. Simon, MD, PSC /ID# 236517
COMPLETED

Lexington, Kentucky, 40517, United States
Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Inc. /ID# 236436
RECRUITING

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236, United States
Sleep Care Research Institute d/b/a Clinical Research Institute /ID# 236343
RECRUITING

Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States
Soproni Erzsebet Oktato Korhaz es Rehabilitacios Intezet /ID# 237341
COMPLETED

Sopron, 9400, Hungary
South Miami Medical & Research Group Inc. /ID# 234655
RECRUITING

Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••
Specjalistyczne Gabinety Sp. z o.o. /ID# 236347
COMPLETED

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-539, Poland
Sun Research Institute /ID# 236933
COMPLETED

San Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States
Sunrise Research Institute /ID# 237382
COMPLETED

Miami, Florida, 33130, United States
Texas Children's Hospital /ID# 238304
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030-2608, United States

Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••
University Hospital Plovdiv /ID# 235450
COMPLETED

Plovdiv, 4001, Bulgaria
Valencia Medical & Research Center /ID# 234672
RECRUITING

Miami, Florida, 33165, United States
Vita Verum Medical Bt. /ID# 234321
COMPLETED

Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary
West Virginia University Hospitals /ID# 256841
RECRUITING

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States