Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Administered BID in the Treatment of Patients With Diarrhea-Associated Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Summary

This is placebo-controlled study of three rifaximin doses in patients with DIBS. Subjects will be randomized to receive daily doses of placebo BID, rifaximin 275 mg BID, rifaximin 550 mg BID, or 1100 mg BID for 14 days. These four groups will subsequently receive an additional two weeks of placebo for a total of 4 weeks of treatment. A fifth group of subjects will receive rifaximin 550 mg BID for a period of 28 days. Subjects who successfully respond to treatment at the end of the 28-day Treatment Phase will be followed in a Post-treatment Phase that includes study visits during Weeks 6, 8, 12 and 16. Subjects who relapse during the Post-treatment Phase will be discontinued from the study.

Timeline

Start

2005-12

Primary completion

2007-08

Completion

2008-09

Publications

• Schoenfeld P, Pimentel M, Chang L, Lembo A, Chey WD, Yu J, Paterson C, Bortey E, Forbes WP. Safety and tolerability of rifaximin for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome without constipation: a pooled analysis of randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 May;39(10):1161-8. doi: 10.1111/apt.12735. Epub 2014 Apr 3.

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