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CompletedNCT00232089Updated Nov 18, 2016

Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Tegaserod Treatment and Placebo in Women With Dyspepsia

A Phase 3 interventional study of Tegaserod in Dyspepsia, sponsored by Novartis. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-18.

Sponsored by Novartis · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,296
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study is being done to evaluate the safety, tolerability and satisfactory relief of dyspepsia symptoms in females excluding those with predominant stomach pain. Tegaserod will be evaluated at 6mg twice daily and placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Dyspepsia

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Keywords

  • Dyspepsia, gastrointestinal, tegaserod
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In context

Dyspepsia

363 studies on the registry are indexed under Dyspepsia; 51 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,296 is above the median of 87 across 297 interventional studies indexed under Dyspepsia.

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Lead sponsor

Novartis is the lead sponsor of 703 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female

Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients, 18 years and older
  • Self-reported presence of persistent or recurrent adverse digestive symptoms consistent with dyspepsia; for at least 12 weeks, not necessarily consecutive, during the previous 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Abnormal esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) endoscopy findings such as any esophageal mucosal break, gastric erosions, gastric ulcers and/or duodenal ulcers/erosions on an EDG exam performed with 12 weeks prior to baseline.
  • Current or history of erosive esophagitis confirmed by EGD
  • Heartburn occurring 3 or more days a week.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
1,296 participants

Interventions

  • DrugTegaserod
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Over 6 weeks of treatment assessment of percent of days with satisfactory relief of dyspepsia and/or average severity score in (average of postprandial fullness early satiety and bloating)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Weekly assessment of satisfactory relief of dyspepsia.

  2. Daily assessment of percentage of patients responding on average severity score.

  3. For each week assessment of average daily severity score.

  4. Percentage of days with satisfactory relief of dyspepsia during each week.

  5. Weekly global assessment of change in dyspepsia condition.

  6. Weekly assessment of individual symptoms score of postprandial fullness early satiety, bloating, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.

  7. Quality of life at end of treatment compared to baseline.

  8. Safety and tolerability.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Novartis
    East Hanover, New Jersey 07936-108, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Vakil N, Laine L, Talley NJ, Zakko SF, Tack J, Chey WD, Kralstein J, Earnest DL, Ligozio G, Cohard-Radice M. Tegaserod treatment for dysmotility-like functional dyspepsia: results of two randomized, controlled trials. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Aug;103(8):1906-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.01953.x. Epub 2008 Jul 4. PubMed 18616658 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 18, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00232089
Lead sponsor
Novartis
First posted
Oct 4, 2005
Start date
May 2004
Primary completion
Jun 2006
Completion
Jun 2006
Last update
Nov 18, 2016

Study contacts

Novartis
study chair · East Hanover NJ
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