Status:
UNKNOWN
A Comparison of Factors of Symptoms Generation and Evaluation of Role of Biofeedback in Patients With Different Types of Functional Esophageal Disorders (Functional Heartburn and Functional Chest Pain)
Lead Sponsor:
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Conditions:
Chest Pain
Heartburn
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is supposed that patients with functional esophageal disorders such as functional heartburns and functional chest pain have common underlying mechanisms of symptom generation. These include esop...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women ages 18-75.
- Willing to participate and sign an inform consent.
- Having heartburns, acid regurgitations and/or chest pain at least twice a week for at least 3 months.
- Ability to stop anti-acid and anti-pain medications for at least two weeks.
Exclusion
- History of upper gastrointestinal surgery.
- Concomitant diseases that may affect esophageal perception (diabetes mellitus, neuropathy).
- Concomitant medications that may affect esophageal perception (anti-inflammatory, anti-depressants drugs).
- Pregnancy.
- Severe conditions such as cardiac failure, renal failure and other that may be contraindication for upper endoscopy.
- Erosive esophagitis on upper endoscopy or pathological result of ambulatory 24-hour pH monitoring.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00471796
Last Update
May 10 2007
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