Status:

COMPLETED

Rate of Complete Symptom Relief, Prevention of Symptom Relapse: Grades A and B Esophagitis of Esomeprazole Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Conditions:

Erosive Esophagitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To investigate the impact of initial treatment duration (4-week versus 8-week)of Esomeprazole (40mg) on the rate of symptom relapse and sustained healing of esophagitis in patients with symptomatic er...

Detailed Description

Patients: Patients between the ages of 15 and 80 years with clinical symptoms of acid regurgitation, heart burn, or feeling of acidity in the stomach, who have Los Angeles Grade A and B erosive esoph...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients between the ages of 15 and 80 years
  • with clinical symptoms of acid regurgitation, heart burn, or feeling of acidity in the stomach,
  • who have Los Angeles Grade A and B erosive esophagitis proven by endoscopy are recruited.

Exclusion

  • coexistence of peptic ulcer or gastrointestinal malignancies,
  • pregnancy,
  • coexistence of serious concomitant illness (for example, decompensated liver cirrhosis and uremia),
  • previous gastric surgery,
  • allergy to esomeprazole,
  • symptom score of a validated questionnaire (Chinese GERDQ) less than 12, and
  • equivocal endoscopic diagnosis of Los Angeles Grade A and B erosive esophagitis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

408 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01874535

Start Date

June 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

September 4 2018

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Seng-Kee Chuah

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 833

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