Kids' constipation drug tested for long-term safety

NCT ID NCT04166058

Summary

This study tested the long-term safety of an oral medication called linaclotide in children and teenagers (ages 6-17) with functional constipation or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). The 381 participants took the medication for either 24 or 52 weeks to see what side effects might occur with extended use. The main goal was to monitor for any health problems that developed while taking the drug.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AIM Trials /ID# 236364

    Plano, Texas, 75093, United States

  • Accellacare of Knoxville /ID# 234462

    Jefferson City, Tennessee, 37760, United States

  • Advanced Research Center /ID# 237960

    Anaheim, California, 92805, United States

  • Advanced Research for Health Improvement /ID# 238253

    Naples, Florida, 34102-5430, United States

  • Advantage Clinical Trials /ID# 237932

    The Bronx, New York, 10468, United States

  • Amedica Research Institute Inc /ID# 234666

    Hialeah, Florida, 33013, United States

  • Applied Research Center of Arkansas /ID# 238069

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72212-4187, United States

  • Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc /ID# 234618

    Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 4X3, Canada

  • Central Research Associates /ID# 237953

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

  • Children's Ctr Digestive, US /ID# 237574

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Ferry Rd /ID# 237005

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1605, United States

  • Childrens National Medical Center /ID# 234417

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010-2916, United States

  • ClinPoint Trials /ID# 236615

    Waxahachie, Texas, 75165-1430, United States

  • Clinical Research Institute /ID# 234702

    Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States

  • Clinical Research Partners, LLC /ID# 237158

    Richmond, Virginia, 23220-4459, United States

  • Coastal Pediatric Research - Summerville /ID# 234674

    Summerville, South Carolina, 29486, United States

  • Coastal Pediatric Research - West Ashley B /ID# 234678

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center /ID# 235686

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Cook Children's Med. Center /ID# 237536

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

  • Cullen Research /ID# 234482

    Houston, Texas, 77051, United States

  • David M. Headley, MD, P.A. /ID# 238216

    Port Gibson, Mississippi, 39150-2024, United States

  • Dolphin Medical Research /ID# 234676

    Doral, Florida, 33172, United States

  • Duplicate_Academisch Medisch Centrum /ID# 237116

    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

  • Duplicate_Center for Clinical Trials LLC /ID# 234629

    Paramount, California, 90723, United States

  • Duplicate_Chrysalis Clinical Research /ID# 234515

    St. George, Utah, 84790, United States

  • Duplicate_Frontier Clinical Research /ID# 237923

    Smithfield, Pennsylvania, 15478, United States

  • Duplicate_Multicare Institute for Research and Innovation /ID# 236979

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

  • East Carolina University - Brody School of Medicine /ID# 237509

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • Elite Clinical Research /ID# 234651

    Miami, Florida, 33144, United States

  • Frontier Clinical Research, LLC - Scottdale /ID# 238022

    Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 15683, United States

  • G & L Research, LLC /ID# 238093

    Foley, Alabama, 36535, United States

  • GI associates and Endoscopy Ce /ID# 237969

    Flowood, Mississippi, 39232, United States

  • Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital - Ein Kerem /ID# 234735

    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

  • Health Research of Hampton Roads, Inc. (HRHR) /ID# 237252

    Newport News, Virginia, 23606, United States

  • HealthStar Research of Hot Springs PLLC /ID# 234608

    Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States

  • IPS Research Company /ID# 237669

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73106, United States

  • KU Wichita Center for Clinical Research /ID# 234500

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • Kindred Medical Institute, LLC /ID# 237367

    Corona, California, 92879, United States

  • London Health Sciences Center- University Hospital /ID# 234309

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • Lynn Institute of Denver /ID# 238086

    Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States

  • MNGI Digestive Health, P. A. /ID# 234437

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413-2195, United States

  • Medclinical Research Partners LLC/ Foundation Pediatrics /ID# 234566

    East Orange, New Jersey, 07018, United States

  • Medical Ctr for Clin Research /ID# 236911

    San Diego, California, 92108, United States

  • Michael W. Simon, MD, PSC /ID# 236516

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40517, United States

  • My Preferred Research LLC /ID# 237943

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Nemours Children's Hospital /ID# 234429

    Orlando, Florida, 32827-7884, United States

  • Nemours Childrens Specialty Care /ID# 237991

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

  • Office of Maria Ona /ID# 234539

    Franklin, Virginia, 23851, United States

  • Oviedo Medical Research /ID# 234692

    Oviedo, Florida, 32765, United States

  • PMG Research of Piedmont Healthcare-Statesville /ID# 238257

    Statesville, North Carolina, 28625, United States

  • Pediatric & Adult Research Center /ID# 234681

    Orlando, Florida, 32825, United States

  • Pioneer Research Solutions - Houston /ID# 236935

    Houston, Texas, 77099-4307, United States

  • Preferred Research Partners /ID# 237109

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States

  • Private Practice - Dr. Craig Spiegel /ID# 234545

    Bridgeton, Missouri, 63044, United States

  • Prohealth Research Center /ID# 234659

    Doral, Florida, 33166, United States

  • Rhode Island Hospital /ID# 237861

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

  • River Birch Research Alliance /ID# 237963

    Blue Ridge, Georgia, 30513, United States

  • Sleep Care Research Institute d/b/a Clinical Research Institute /ID# 236342

    Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States

  • South Miami Medical & Research Group Inc. /ID# 234654

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Stouffville Medical Centre /ID# 234619

    Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1H2, Canada

  • Sun Research Institute /ID# 236932

    San Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States

  • The Baruch Padeh Medical Center Poriya /ID# 234768

    Tiberias, Northern District, 15208, Israel

  • The Center for Clinical Trials Inc. /ID# 234605

    Saraland, Alabama, 36571, United States

  • The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 236760

    Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, 5265601, Israel

  • The Jackson Clinic, PA /ID# 236772

    Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States

  • Treken Primary Care /ID# 234645

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30315, United States

  • Univ Oklahoma HSC /ID# 237546

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of New Mexico /ID# 236983

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102-4517, United States

  • Valencia Medical & Research Center /ID# 234671

    Miami, Florida, 33165, United States

  • Valley Institute of Research /ID# 234475

    Harlingen, Texas, 78550, United States

  • Vilo Research Group Inc /ID# 238228

    Houston, Texas, 77017-2337, United States

  • Virgo Carter Pediatrics /ID# 234518

    Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States

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