Assessment of GERD Knowledge Level Among Patients With it in Korea

Esophagitis, Reflux Clinical Trial

— GERD  

Official title:

How Much do Patients With Gastroesophageal Disease Know About Their Own Disease in Korea?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02049723
• Other study ID #: GERDclub2013-97
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 27, 2014
• Last updated: April 4, 2014
• Start date: April 2014
• Est. completion date: February 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2014
• Source: Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
• Contact: Yeon Soo Kim, MD
• Phone: 82-33-240-5647
• Email: meatus[@]naver.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

• 1. Research topic: How much do patients with GERD know about their own disease in Korea? (multicenter survey)

• 2. Questionnaires for multicenter survey:

1. Questionnaire 1 - include items for basic characteristics of participant patients

2. Questionnaire 2 - modification of GERD knowledge test which was used in BMC Health Services Research 2008;8:236 (Prof. Jorgen Urnes)

• 3. Subjects: patients with GERD in secondary or tertiary hospital

• 4. Participant institutes: GERD club members, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Description:

Validation process to produce Korean version of GERD knowledge test

1. Forward Translation of GERD knowledge test of prof. Jorgen Urnes: through certified translation company

2. Expert's review of the forward translated knowledge test : among members of GERD club,

3. Pilot survey among nurses and some patients

4. Korean Version, provisional

5. Backward translation: through certified translation company

6. Consultation with Prof. Jorgen Urnes about backward translated knowledge test

7. Korean Version, final

8. Print and distribution

9. Study start

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: February 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who were diagnosed as GERD by doctors

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients without GERD

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Esophagitis
• Esophagitis, Peptic
• Esophagitis, Reflux

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Yeon-Soo Kim	Chuncheon	Gangwon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion (%) of patients with GERD who seek more information on GERD which represents the necessity of effective educational programs on the disease in Korea	GERD. gastroesophageal reflux disease	1 year	No
Secondary	Average score in GERD knowledge test which means GERD knowledge level of the patients	GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease	1 year	No