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Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of IW-3718 administered to patients with GERD who continue to have persistent symptoms, such as heartburn and regurgitation, while receiving once-daily (QD), standard-dose PPIs.
The investigators wish to study the effectiveness of Fexofenadine (an over the counter allergy pill) for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in patients who still have symptoms despite being on a proton pump inhibitor. The investigators will do this by giving participants both Fexofenadine (an H1 blocker) for 2 weeks and placebo (sugar pill) for 2 weeks. The participants will not know which drug they are getting at a particular time. This will help the investigators better assess the true effectiveness of Fexofenadine.
Infants often present to the hospital with episodes of coughing, choking, gagging, change in muscle tone, and/or change in skin color, known as brief resolved unexplained event. Many studies have tried to address why infants have these symptoms and if there is a way to prevent them from happening again. Currently, there is no clear agreement on the most common cause of these symptoms or how to prevent them. Some studies have suggested that gastroesophageal reflux can cause these symptoms. The investigators are conducting a study of infants who are admitted to Boston Children's Hospital with episodes of coughing, choking, gagging, change in muscle tone, and/or change in skin color, symptoms that could be reflux. The investigators want to determine if these symptoms can be prevented by changing the way infants are fed, either by giving them a formula to treat reflux or by thickening their feeds to treat reflux. The goal of the study is to determine if different types of feeding interventions prevent infants from coming back to the hospital.
The purpose of this investigation is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) Stimulation System in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This investigation is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study. After the implant procedure, subjects will be randomized to either the Treatment Group (immediate stimulation) or Control Group (delayed stimulation) for six months followed by an additional open-label phase in which all subjects will receive electrical stimulation. Subjects continue on stimulation treatment in an extended open-label follow-up phase through 5 years post-stimulation.
Gastric cancer as one of the most common gastrointestinal cancers, radical resection of primary lesions combined with dissection of regional lymph-nodes is acknowledged by surgeons all over the world. When compared with the advanced upper third gastric cancer, proximal gastrectomy has been acknowledged as the standard therapeutic strategy for the early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach. However, due to abandon the anti-reflux barrier of the digestive system caused by the dissection of the cardia and the lower esophageal sphincter, the belching、hiccup、Acid reflux、heartburn、chest pain symptoms and as well as the reflux esophagitis caused by the traditional esophagostomy permanently influence the postoperative quality of life for those patients. Nowadays, relationship between the digestive track reconstruction for proximal gastrectomy and the postoperative quality of life is still with controversies. Previous study reported the gastric tube anastomosis can minimize the reflux related symptoms when compared with traditional esophagogastrostomy. There still exited some patients need long-term anti-acid drug to control the reflux symptoms although underwent the gastric tube anastomosis. The double-track anastomosis for proximal gastrectomy may successfully control the reflux symptoms and there existed study found it is as safe as the esophagostomy. But there has no randomized control study to compare the postoperative quality of life between the gastric tube anastomosis and double-track anastomosis for proximal gastrectomy. By the reasons above, a randomized controlled trial is conducted with the intention to compare the intraoperative and postoperative mortality and morbidity and the postoperative quality of life between the esophagogastrostomy and the double-track anastomosis in the proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients.
The purpose of this retrospective, open-label, post-market study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) performed with EsophyX (brand name) in a broad range of GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) patients treated at high volume centers across the United States.
What's known? Prone position is no longer a treatment option for GERD because of the association with SIDS. Originally, positioning in an infant seat was recommended for infants with GERD. However, Orenstein proved this position has a detrimental effect on GER, compared to prone positioning. What's new? Positioning in an infant seat caused no increase in GER, compared with the supine 15 degrees anti-Trendelenburg position. Except for the number of long reflux episodes, which was significantly higher in the car safety seat. Larger trials are needed for decisive conclusions.
Gastroesophageal reflux events generally happen during relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter. This relaxation is a reflex that is triggered by gastric stimuli. The investigators hypothesize that abnormal relaxation of the gastric wall after a meal may lead to reflux events. To test this hypothesis, a study was designed to measure the gastric accommodation in patients undergoing esophageal impedance monitoring.