View clinical trials related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of fundoplication in premature infants with GERD and BPD.
The purpose of the study is to provide data on the GERD prevalence as percentage of patients with upper GI symptoms that are identified with GERD using the GerdQ Questionnaire. Furthermore the study aims to estimate GERD prevalence in patients based on their symptoms as they respond to a physician's questionnaire, to observe possible variations between the two methods (physicians' symptom rating and GerdQ), to objectively measure treatment response and to identify the percentage of patients that may require alterations of their treatment. Finally, to describe the impact of GERD symptoms on work productivity.
The purpose of this study is to define the endoscopic findings of minimal change that is significant to clinical significant reflux esophagitis. Through this, the investigators want to estimate the applicability of minimal change findings of reflux esophagitis to the clinic.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder in Asia that includes erosive and non-erosive counterparts. The evaluation of intra-esophageal damage is of paramount importance because patients with erosive and those with non-erosive GERD have distinct manifestations and prognoses. Although proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) is the treatment of choice for erosive patients with excellent therapeutic response, the majority of reflux patients can be classified with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD).Narrow-band imaging (NBI) is a novel, noninvasive optical technique that adjusts reflected light to improve the contrast of capillary patterns compared with conventional illumination. Based on the standard procedure of sequential conventional white-light, NBI, and magnified NBI, the investigators have validated the reliability of the diagnostic testing. The investigators will also enroll NERD patients to test their therapeutic response to rabeprazole. The investigators can find out the best strategy to identify the PPI responder.
Study Hypothesis: - PillCam™ ESO-2 will demonstrate equivalent accuracy parameters as compared to blinded esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in detecting suspected Barrett's esophagus, detecting and grading esophagitis. - PillCam™ ESO will demonstrate all safety parameters as compared to EGD - PillCam™ ESO-2 will demonstrate better patient's satisfaction as compared to EGD
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication has established itself as the procedure of choice in the surgical management of the majority of patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Postoperative paraesophageal herniation has incidence ranges up to 7% in the immediate postoperative period. This randomized controlled study was scheduled to investigate the role of the posterior gastropexy, in combination with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, in prevention of paraesophageal herniation and improvement of postoperative results, in surgical treatment of GERD.
This study has two major goals: 1. To determine the effects of bile salts on causing DNA injury and activating signaling pathways that promote growth in cells from the esophagus of patients who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) 2. To determine whether changes in bile composition induced by treating patients with a bile salt called ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) can alter DNA injury, signaling pathway activation and other types of damage in cells from the esophagus of patients who have GERD.
The purpose of this study is to describe common treatment pathways, to collect health care utilization data and to assess symptom load as well as impact of symptoms on daily life in GERD patients who are partial-responders to PPI treatment.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of pantoprazole on sleep disorders in patients with NERD (non-erosive reflux disease) or eGERD (erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease). The prevalence and intensity of the sleep disorders were evaluated by a standardized questionnaire. The study was expected to provide further data on safety and tolerability of pantoprazole.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 14 days treatment with Pantoprazole 40 mg and 20 mg on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) related symptoms in a large patient population.