Summary:
Participation involves taking the investigational study drug, elobixibat or placebo, once a day throughout the study dosing period. Study participants will track constipation symptoms, medication use and bowel movements using a study-provided electronic diary.
The study requires you to:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Have a history of constipation for at least 6 months
- Not know the cause of your constipation (for example, it is not caused by diet, medicines you are taking, or other medical conditions)
- Have less than 3 bowel movements per week (when not using laxatives)
- In the past 3 months occasionally (about 25% of the time) have had 1 or more of the following symptoms:
- Straining during a bowel movement
- Hard or lumpy stools
- Feel like you haven’t completely emptied your bowel