New hope for kids on painkillers: constipation relief drug under study

NCT ID NCT05588323

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing a medicine called naldemedine to help children who get constipated from taking opioids (strong painkillers). About 24 children with cancer or other pain conditions will receive a single dose of the drug. Researchers will measure how the drug moves through the body and check for side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

opioid-induced constipation

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • CHU Saint-Pierre Clinical Trials Unit

    COMPLETED

    Brussels, Belgium

  • Chu de Caen

    COMPLETED

    Caen, 14033, France

  • Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    COMPLETED

    Torino, Italy

  • Hôpital Armand Trousseau Service Hématologie et Oncologie Pédiatrique

    COMPLETED

    Paris, France

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

    COMPLETED

    Clamart, France

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

    COMPLETED

    Lille, France

  • Instituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    COMPLETED

    Milan, Italy

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

    COMPLETED

    Trieste, Italy

  • National Center for Child Health and Development

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tokyo, Japan

  • PHI University Clinic for Children's , Surgery

    RECRUITING

    Skopje, North Macedonia

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

    COMPLETED

    Brussels, Belgium

  • University Center Mother Theresa , Hospital - Onco-hematology department

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tirana, Albania

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

    RECRUITING

    Skopje, North Macedonia

  • University Clinical Hospital , Mostar

    RECRUITING

    Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Hospitals Leuven Pediatrisch hemato-oncology

    COMPLETED

    Leuven, Belgium

  • Yeolyan Hematology. , and Oncology Center -

    RECRUITING

    Yerevan, Armenia