Assessment of long-term safety in patients with non-cancer-related pain and opioid-induced constipation

Inclusion Criteria

• - Provision of written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures.
• - NEW PATIENTS ONLY: Self-reported active symptoms of OIC at screening (<3 SBMs/week and experiencing >1 reported symptom of hard/lumpy stools, straining, or sensation of incomplete evacuation/anorectal obstruction in at least 25% of the BMs over the previous 4 weeks); and Documented confirmed OIC (<3 SBMs/week on average over the 2-week OIC confirmation period.
• - PATIENTS ENROLLING FROM OTHER NKTR-118 STUDIES: Receiving a stable maintenance opioid regimen consisting of a total daily dose of 30 mg to 1000 mg or oral morphine, or equianalgesic amount(s) of 1 or more opioid therapies.
• - FOR PATIENTS RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE NKTR-118: Willingness to stop all laxatives and other bowel regimens including prune juice and herbal products throughout the 52-week treatment period, and to use only bisacodyl as rescue medication if BM has not occurred within at least 72 hours of the last recorded BM.