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Symptoms and Management Strategies in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Completed
Conditions
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Registration Number
NCT00768443
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

This a non-interventional multi-centre study to evaluate the symptom load and management strategies in PPI-treated GERD patients with persistent GERD symptoms..

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2674
Inclusion Criteria
  • Provision of informed consent
  • Subjects with a diagnosis of GERD and with predominant typical GERD symptoms: heartburn/regurgitation
  • Subjects who fail to obtain satisfactory symptomatic response after their first full course (4-8 weeks) of standard dose PPI (once a day)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to read and/or understand Patient Reported Outcomes questionnaires
  • Subjects where the only reason for the visit is renewing the prescription
  • A history of an incomplete response to PPI treatment prior to current course of treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the symptom load and impact on daily life in PPI-treated GERD patients with persistent GERD symptomsOnce, at first visit
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To describe the frequency and severity of extra-oesophageal and/or atypical GERD symptoms and to assess the concordance between patient-reported and physician-reported symptom loadOnce, at first visit
To describe current and previous treatment strategies and to describe the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches during the study visitOnce, at first visit
To describe the impact of persistent GERD symptoms on work productivityOnce, at first visit

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site

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Zlatar, Croatia

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