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A 26-Wk Study to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Tenapanor for T/t of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Adults

A 26-Week, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Tenapanor for the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) in Adults

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07382167
Enrollment
692
Registered
2026-02-02
Start date
2026-01-13
Completion date
2027-06-04
Last updated
2026-06-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)

Keywords

CIC

Brief summary

This is a 26-week, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a 4-week treatment-free Safety Follow-up period to assess the safety and efficacy of tenapanor (5 mg, 25mg, and 50 mg) in adult patients with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) when administered twice daily for 26 consecutive weeks.

Detailed description

This study consists of a 2-week Screening period, followed by a 26-week randomized treatment period (RTP), and a 4-week treatment-free Safety Follow-up period. After obtaining study informed consent from patients, the 2-week Screening period starts. Patients will be fully assessed for eligibility into the study. The assessments will include evaluation of inclusion/exclusion criteria, including medical histories, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests. Patients will also self-report, on information about the status of their constipation symptoms and severity via an electronic diary (eDiary). Patient compliance with the eDiary will be monitored to determine eligibility at the end of screening. Eligible patients will be randomized (Visit 2) to receive tenapanor 5 mg BID (twice a day), 25 mg BID, 50 mg BID, or placebo for 26 consecutive weeks as the double-blind RTP. During this period, patients will continue recording daily assessments of constipation symptoms and weekly assessments of constipation severity in the eDiary. Patients will have return visits every two to six weeks at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 26(Visit 3-9) to undergo safety assessments. Upon completion of the 26-week RTP, patients will be monitored for AEs (adverse events) during the 4-week treatment-free Safety Follow-up period and complete the Follow-up visit (Visit 10) at the end of this period to undergo safety assessments.

Interventions

DRUGTenapanor 5 mg BID

Patients will receive tenapanor 5 mg BID (total of 10 mg daily)

Patients will receive tenapanor 25 mg BID (total of 50 mg daily)

DRUGTenapanor 50 mg BID

Patients will receive tenapanor 50 mg BID (total of 100 mg daily)

DRUGPlacebo

Patients will receive matching placebo BID

Sponsors

Ardelyx
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients ≥18 to ≤80 years old at the Screening visit (Visit 1). 2. Meet the Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for functional constipation. 3. Females of non-childbearing potential, or agree to the use of an acceptable means of contraception for up to 30 days following the last dose of study medication. 4. Males must agree to use an appropriate method of barrier contraception or have documented surgical sterilization. 5. Meets the entry criteria assessed during the Screening period. 6. Ability to understand and provide input on the assessments in the eDiary. 7. Provide written informed consent before the initiation of any study-specific procedures. 8. Must agree to have daily access to eDiary via a computer, tablet or smart phone

Exclusion criteria

1. Loose or watery stool in the absence of any medication that is known to affect stool consistency for \>25% of bowel movements (BMs) during the 3 months prior to the Screening visit 2. Fecal impaction within 6 months prior to the Screening visit 3. Unexplained and clinically significant alarm symptoms. 4. Functional diarrhea as defined by Rome IV criteria 5. IBS with constipation (IBS-C), IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed IBS (IBS-M), or unsubtyped IBS as defined by Rome IV criteria 6. Diagnosis or treatment of any clinically symptomatic abnormality of the GI tract or active disease within 6 months prior to the Screening visit 7. Patient with central nervous system disorder 8. Use of prohibited medications defined by protocol 9. Patient has a history or current evidence of laxative abuse 10. Hepatic dysfunction 11. Positive HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C test at screening 12. Positive urinary drug test at Screening, with the exception of cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) 13. Any evidence of or treatment of malignancy within 1 year prior to the Screening visit 14. Any surgery on the stomach, small intestine or colon; appendectomy or cholecystectomy are not excluded unless within 60 days prior to the Screening visit 15. Pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant during trial participation 16. A major psychiatric disorder that has required hospitalization in the last year prior to the Screening visit. 17. Alcohol or substance abuse within 1 year prior to the Screening visit 18. Participation in other clinical trials within 1 month prior to the Screening visit 19. Clinical evidence of significant disease that may interfere with the patient's successful completion of the trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Durable complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) response12 WeeksDurable complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) response is defined as achieving the weekly CSBM response for ≥9 out of the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period and and for ≥3 of the last 4 weeks of the first 12 weeks of randomized treatment period

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
9/12 week complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) response12 Weeks9/12 week complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) response defined as achieving the weekly CSBM response for ≥9 out of the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period.
Change from baseline in complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) frequency12 WeeksChange from baseline over the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period in complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) frequency
Change from baseline in spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) frequency12 WeeksChange from baseline over the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period in spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) frequency
Change from baseline in stool consistency12 WeeksChange from baseline over the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period in stool consistency
Change from baseline in stool straining12 WeeksChange from baseline over the first 12 weeks of the randomized treatment period in straining

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTMarica Tambongco
mtambongco@ardelyx.com(617) 875-7968
STUDY_DIRECTORBrian Quach

Ardelyx Inc

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026