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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00637793
Date of registration: 11/03/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: TorreyPines Therapeutics
Public title: Study of NGX267 Oral Capsules in Patients With Xerostomia Associated With Sjorgren's Syndrome
Scientific title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross Over Study Using a Latin Square Design to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of NGX267 Oral Capsules in Patients With Xerostomia Associated With Sjogren's Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: February 2008
Target sample size: 24
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00637793
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Alan Kivitz, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Altoona Center for Clinical Research
Name:     Walter F. Chase, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Walter F. Chase MD. PA
Name:     Frederick B. Vivino, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Penn Rheumatology Associates and Sjogren's Syndrome Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Males and females aged 21 to 55 years, diagnosed with primary or secondary Sjögren's
syndrome.

- Patients with a complaint of dry mouth based upon difficulty in speaking, swallowing,
a sensation of mouth or throat dryness, lip or tongue dryness, or a level of thirst
of sufficient intensity for the patient to seek therapy.

- Females of childbearing potential must not be at risk for pregnancy during the study.
Females not of childbearing potential include postmenopausal and women who have been
surgically sterilized.

- Patients must not be in an acute phase of illness.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have clinically significant reduction kidney function. cardiovascular
abnormalities; lymphoma secondary to Sjögren's syndrome; pulmonary disease; the
presence of enlarged salivary glands; physical closure of the salivary gland or known
surgical procedure on the lacrimal punctum.

- Patients with diagnoses of a current gastrointestinal (GI) disease that would be
exacerbated by the use of cholinomimetics; a current and acute psychiatric disorder,
acute iritis, narrow angle glaucoma, or retinal disease as determined by medical
history and physical examination.

- Patients who are otherwise judged inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the
investigator

- Patients who have received any experimental drugs or devices or participated in any
clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening including participation in a
previous NGX267 clinical trial.

- Patients who are allergic to compounds that are similar to NGX267.



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 55 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Xerostomia
Sjogren's Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: NGX267
Primary Outcome(s)
Quantitative and qualitative assessment of dry mouth [Time Frame: 36 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Tolerability and safety of NGX267 [Time Frame: 36 days]
Secondary ID(s)
NGX267XSS2001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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