Study to Evaluate Smecta® vs Placebo on the Time to Recovery Following an Acute Diarrhoea Episode in Adults

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether Smecta® is more effective than placebo with respect to time to recovery following an acute diarrhoea episode.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ipsen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Acute diarrhoea episode defined as at least 3 watery stools per day for 48 hours or less

• Patient with, usually, normal bowel habits, i.e. at least 3 stools per week and no more than 3 stools per day

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gross blood, pus in the stools

• Fever >39ºC

• Other episode of acute watery diarrhoea within the last 30 days

• History of chronic diarrhoea or motor diarrhoea