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Endoscopic Findings in Patients With Typical Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Symptoms

NCT00730106 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2010-10-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is diagnosed on the basis of characteristic reflux symptoms (i.e. troublesome heartburn and/or acid regurgitation). Empirical therapy without diagnostic endoscopy is suggested for those GERD patients presenting without alarm symptoms in Western countries. Whether such "treating instead of testing" strategy should be applied in Asia, an area with higher prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer, remains uninvestigated.

Conditions

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yao-Chun Hsu, M.D. · Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

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