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Chronic Constipation: later-stage trial registry
A small indexed set (5 trials) with no open enrollment listed right now.
Corpus placement: #3,391 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
5 US clinical trials · none currently recruiting · #3,391 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Chronic Constipation: 5 US clinical trials tracked, none currently recruiting.
Chronic Constipation is the subject of 5 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, none currently recruiting. 3 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 0 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Movetis, running 1 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition chronic-constipation
OPEN 0 | RECR 0% | LATE 3 | EARLY 0 | RANK #3391 | SPON 1
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (0% recruiting · 12 trials)
Chronic Constipation has no open enrollment in this registry pull (5 archived studies). Peers show how other volume-matched labels compare on open share. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Chronic Constipation on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Chronic Constipation is recruiting below its size-band peers.
0 of 5 indexed trials (0%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Chronic Constipation research.
Movetis accounts for 1 of 5 trials (20%). 5 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Chronic Constipation enrolment sits around 633 participants.
Median target enrolment is 633 among the 5 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 1 of those (20%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Chronic Constipation research is mostly interventional.
4 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (80% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Indexed trials (enrollment closed)
5 total, page 1 of 1
Study to Evaluate Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Satisfaction With Prucalopride in Chronic Constipation
Movetis
NCT00987844
Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
NCT00730015
Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Trial of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Chronic Constipation
Forest Laboratories
NCT00765882
Perineal Self-Acupressure
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT01867944
Effect of Propofol on Internal Anal Sphincter Pressure During ARM
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT01793753
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 3 | 3 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Chronic Constipation records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Chronic Constipation trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Chronic Constipation page
5 registered trials, 0 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- No Chronic Constipation trials are currently recruiting in this registry; that can change as new trials post, or check the broader research index. Browse research indexes
- Movetis sponsors the most Chronic Constipation trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Movetis's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Chronic Constipation condition card totals 5 registered trials; most-linked intervention Perineal Self-Acupressure; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.