The Effect of Naloxegol on Refractory Constipation in the Intensive Care Unit

Summary

Naloxegol has recently been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid induced constipation in non-cancer chronic pain patients. Its effectiveness in acute care patients, however, is not known. Therefore, the researchers' goal is to investigate whether naloxegol is superior to osmotic laxatives for refractory constipation in ICU patients already receiving prophylactic stool softeners and simulant laxatives through a double-blind, randomized control trial.

Timeline

Start

2017-05

Primary completion

2019-04

Completion

2019-12

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “PI left institution. Protocol never submitted to the IRB, no contract executed only Confidentiality Agreement, and study not done.”

Publications

• Background Patanwala AE, Abarca J, Huckleberry Y, Erstad BL. Pharmacologic management of constipation in the critically ill patient. Pharmacotherapy. 2006 Jul;26(7):896-902. doi: 10.1592/phco.26.7.896.
• Background Mostafa SM, Bhandari S, Ritchie G, Gratton N, Wenstone R. Constipation and its implications in the critically ill patient. Br J Anaesth. 2003 Dec;91(6):815-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeg275.
• Background van der Spoel JI, Oudemans-van Straaten HM, Kuiper MA, van Roon EN, Zandstra DF, van der Voort PH. Laxation of critically ill patients with lactulose or polyethylene glycol: a two-center randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Crit Care Med. 2007 Dec;35(12):2726-31. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000287526.08794.29.
• Background Nassar AP Jr, da Silva FM, de Cleva R. Constipation in intensive care unit: incidence and risk factors. J Crit Care. 2009 Dec;24(4):630.e9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.03.007. Epub 2009 Jul 9.
• Background Gacouin A, Camus C, Gros A, Isslame S, Marque S, Lavoue S, Chimot L, Donnio PY, Le Tulzo Y. Constipation in long-term ventilated patients: associated factors and impact on intensive care unit outcomes. Crit Care Med. 2010 Oct;38(10):1933-8. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181eb9236.
• Background van der Spoel JI, Schultz MJ, van der Voort PH, de Jonge E. Influence of severity of illness, medication and selective decontamination on defecation. Intensive Care Med. 2006 Jun;32(6):875-80. doi: 10.1007/s00134-006-0175-9. Epub 2006 Apr 28.
• Background Reintam Blaser A, Poeze M, Malbrain ML, Bjorck M, Oudemans-van Straaten HM, Starkopf J; Gastro-Intestinal Failure Trial Group. Gastrointestinal symptoms during the first week of intensive care are associated with poor outcome: a prospective multicentre study. Intensive Care Med. 2013 May;39(5):899-909. doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-2831-1. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
• Background Reintam A, Parm P, Kitus R, Starkopf J, Kern H. Gastrointestinal failure score in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study. Crit Care. 2008;12(4):R90. doi: 10.1186/cc6958. Epub 2008 Jul 14.
• Background Herndon CM, Jackson KC 2nd, Hallin PA. Management of opioid-induced gastrointestinal effects in patients receiving palliative care. Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Feb;22(2):240-50. doi: 10.1592/phco.22.3.240.33552.
• Background Masri Y, Abubaker J, Ahmed R. Prophylactic use of laxative for constipation in critically ill patients. Ann Thorac Med. 2010 Oct;5(4):228-31. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.69113.
• Background Azevedo RP, Freitas FG, Ferreira EM, Machado FR. Intestinal constipation in intensive care units. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2009 Aug;21(3):324-31. English, Portuguese.
• Background Sawh SB, Selvaraj IP, Danga A, Cotton AL, Moss J, Patel PB. Use of methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in critical care patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Mar;87(3):255-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.11.014.
• Background Hewitt K, Lin H, Faraklas I, Morris S, Cochran A, Saffle J. Use of methylnaltrexone to induce laxation in acutely injured patients with burns and necrotizing soft-tissue infections. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Mar-Apr;35(2):e106-11. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31829b399d.

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