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Clinical Trials/NCT00768443
NCT00768443CompletedNot Applicable

Epidemiological Study to Assess the Symptom Patterns and Management Strategies in Patients Consulting With Persistent GERD Symptoms in Primary Care

AstraZeneca1 site in 1 country2,674 target enrollmentStarted: September 2008Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
2,674
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
To assess the symptom load and impact on daily life in PPI-treated GERD patients with persistent GERD symptoms

Study Overview

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..

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To assess the symptom load and impact on daily life in PPI-treated GERD patients with persistent GERD symptoms

Time Frame: Once, at first visit

Secondary Outcomes

  • 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 load(Once, at first visit)
  • To describe current and previous treatment strategies and to describe the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches during the study visit(Once, at first visit)
  • To describe the impact of persistent GERD symptoms on work productivity(Once, at first visit)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (1)

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