A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) Using EsophyX With Sham Procedure for the Treatment of PPI Dependent GERD: the TIF vs. Sham Study
The study objective is to evaluate the relative merits, safety and effectiveness of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) in proton pump inhibitor (PPI) dependent GERD patients compared with sham procedure.
NCT01110811 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01110811/
Efficacy and Safety of Ilaprazole for GERD: A Randomized,Double-Blind, Esomeprazole-Controlled,Phase2,Multicenter Trial in China
This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ilaprazole relative to that of esomeprazole in healing erosive esophagitis and resolving accompanying symptoms of GERD.
NCT01107938 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Not yet recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01107938/
Correlation of Oropharyngeal Pepsin and Gastroesophageal (GE) Reflux
The purpose of this research study is to see if GE reflux events are associated with increasing levels of pepsin in spit samples. Pepsin is a special protein called an "enzyme" that is made only in your stomach. It is not normally found in your throat. Pepsin breaks down food proteins that you eat to form nutritional building blocks that your body can use to grow. An enzyme is a substance that helps break down proteins. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is very common in infants and children, but can result in serious health problems if not accurately diagnosed. The investigators currently do not have a definitive test to be used as a standard for diagnosing pediatric GERD. Measurement of pepsin, an enzyme normally produced only in the stomach, has been used as a non-invasive way to detect gastric aspiration (reflux of stomach fluid into the airway) in both adults and children, but using pepsin to detect reflux has not been tested. Since pepsin should not be present in the normal esophagus and respiratory tract, but is always present in reflux fluid from the stomach, the investigators believe that the more GE reflux the investigators detect, the higher the levels of pepsin the investigators see in the fluid collected from the mouth. If patients do not have GE reflux, but have swallowing problems alone in which food or liquid goes into the airway, the investigators expect that these patients will have no pepsin in the fluid collected from their mouth. The investigators will test these hypotheses by measuring pepsin levels from mouth fluid and comparing them with the number of GE reflux events the investigators find using the pH/impedance (MII (multichannel intraluminal impedance)) test. Since the investigators are interested in pepsin levels for all types of reflux - acid and non-acid -the investigators will study children whether or not they are on acid blocking medicines. The investigators will also look at pepsin levels in patients whose pH/MII is normal, but have aspiration alone that the investigators find on a modified barium swallow (MBS) study. The investigators will measure pepsin levels in healthy children with no reflux symptoms and no swallowing problems as the investigators controls. The investigators anticipate that this study will show a positive correlation between GE reflux events and the presence of oropharyngeal pepsin, which may allow us to use pepsin as a way to test for reflux.
NCT01091805 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-gerd/NCT01091805/
The Effect of Esomeprazole 40 mg. Daily for 7 Days on Acid Reflux and Related Arousals During Sleep in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
The purpose of this study is to determine if esomeprazole 40 mg. once daily improves not only nighttime symptoms but also significantly reduces conscious awakenings associated with gastroesophageal reflux and consequently improves sleep quality.
NCT01089959 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01089959/
Role of Empiric Anti-reflux Therapy in Pediatric Otitis Media With Effusion - a Pilot Study
The accumulation of fluid behind the ear drum without any acute inflammation is known as otitis media with effusion (OME). It is the most common cause of acquired hearing loss during childhood. Long-term complications of OME include linguistic, developmental, and social development delays due to hearing loss. The cause of OME is not known; however, low grade infection of the middle ear, poor function of the eustachian tube between the ear and the throat, and adenoid hypertrophy have all been suggested as possible etiologies. Recent detection of the stomach enzyme pepsin in middle ear fluid has led some to propose that OME is related to the reflux of stomach contents into the ear, via the eustachian tube. The purpose of the investigators study is to determine whether anti-reflux medication may have a positive impact by clearing the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear with the aim of preventing or reducing hearing loss in children diagnosed with OME. Empiric anti-reflux therapy with proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication is safe, proven and cost-effective. It is used widely as a diagnostic and treatment strategy in the presence of the signs and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The signs and symptoms of GERD include heartburn, recurrent vomiting or regurgitation, acid taste in mouth, throat irritation, voice problems, heartburn, difficult or painful swallowing, asthma and recurrent pneumonia. This pilot study will be a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that will compare resolution rates for OME in children treated with lansoprazole or placebo for three months. At the end of the study, those patients who have persistent middle ear effusions will be brought to the operating room and have the fluid aspirated and sent for analysis for pepsin.
NCT01082029 — Otitis Media With Effusion
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/otitis-media-with-effusion/NCT01082029/
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Sleep, and the Relationship to Driving Simulator Performance
The implications of sleep as it relates to the physiology and pathogenesis of a number of diseases has until recently been ignored. With the evolution of sleep laboratories, there is an emerging recognition of the relationship between sleep and various gastrointestinal diseases- in particular gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).( 1-5) It seems intuitive that waking/daytime activities or events may affect sleep and that any consequent sleep dysfunction may reciprocally further affect daytime function
NCT01079884 — GERD
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gerd/NCT01079884/
Gastric Accommodation as a Factor Influencing the Number of Reflux Episodes in Children and Adolescents
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.
NCT01078064 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Terminated
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01078064/
Effect of Nortriptyline in the Cortical Representation of Heartburn in Patients With Nonerosive Reflux Disease
Patients with nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) are less responsive to standard treatment with proton pump inhibitors. The hypothesis of this study was that nortriptyline in analgesic doses may decrease heartburn perception and its corresponding cortical activity measured by magnetic resonance image. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the cortical representation of heartburn in patients with NERD under treatment with nortriptyline and placebo.
NCT01065649 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01065649/
The Natural History of Children With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Ages 15 Months to 11 Years)
The goal of this project is to determine the long-term health outcome of children diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). We are inviting subjects that were previously followed in the Pediatric GI programs at Massachusetts General and Children's Hospital, Boston. We have compiled a database of more than 200 subjects that completed diagnostic testing for GER in the 1970's and 1980's. Subjects are being contacted initially by mail using a previously approved recruitment letter. Subjects that fail to respond to this recruitment letter are called by phone. In each case, contact information has been abstracted from the Children's Hospital database. Subjects are then given the opportunity to complete a questionnaire either by phone or in hard copy. Subjects receive no compensation for their participation in this study. Subjects will be compared to controls. Controls will complete the same questionnaire as the subjects. Inclusion of potential controls will be determined by a lack of medical history of gastroenterological diseases before the age of 21 and whether the potential control was born within a year of a subject in the study. Controls will receive $25 to participate in the study.
NCT01048840 — Gastroesophageal Reflux
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux/NCT01048840/
A Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomised, Phase IIA Pharmacodynamic 4-way Cross-over Study to Estimate the Dose Response Relationship of AZD3355 on the Number of Reflux Episodes Assessed by Impedance/pH in Patients With GERD and a Partial Response to PPI Treatment
The purpose of the study is to estimate what effect 4 different doses of AZD3355 will have on the number of reflux episodes, in patients who have GERD and still experience symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment.
NCT01043185 — Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease/NCT01043185/