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Comparison of the Effect of Rabeprazole 50 mg DDR Capsules and 20 mg Enteric-coated Tablets

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Interventions
Drug: Rabelis DDR 50 mg Capsules
Registration Number
NCT03037606
Lead Sponsor
Neutec Ar-Ge San ve Tic A.Ş
Brief Summary

It is planned to compare the efficacy and safety of rabeprazole 50 mg DDR (dual delayed release) capsules versus rabeprazole 20 mg enteric coated tablets administered once daily in patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of GERD with symptoms (i.e. regurgitation, pyrosis) at least 1 or more episodes a week.
  • Age ≥ 18 years and <65 years
  • Helicobacter pylori (an infection) negative
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 33 kg/m²
  • pH>4 gastric exposure <25% on a 24-hour dual pH channel monitoring study performed prior to screening (normal intragastric pH +2SD)
  • Pathologic intraesophageal acidity exposure (DeMeester score >14.75 and/or >4% of pH<4 (at least 21 hours measured)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patiets with Barrett's stricture, gastric outlet obstruction, malignancy, gastrointestinal system bleeding or any other upper gastrointestinal system pathology.
  • Patients whose Hiatus hernia is > 3 cm.
  • Patients with uncontrolled or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, symptomatic gallbladder stone, active or unhealed stomach or duodenum ulcer, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, primary esophagus motility disorder, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, severe lung disease, chronic liver disease, uncontrolled kidney impairment, cancer (except skin cancer except melanoma), cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy.
  • Patients with history of heart failure, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, Torsades de pointes, bradycardia, sinus node dysfunction, heart attack, long QTc (>450 ms for male, >470 ms for female patients).
  • Patients taken PPIs or H2-blockers within 7 days and prokinetic drugs within 3 days before entering the study.
  • Patients with major psychiatric disease.
  • Alcoholism and drug use.
  • Patients with pathologic laboratory tests; hemogram, sedimentation, CRP, thyroid functions tests, liver enzymes.
  • Malabsorbtion.
  • Immunosuppressive patients.
  • Patients taken cortisone.
  • Patients taken other drugs that prolong QT interval.
  • Patients taken drugs that need gastric acid for optimal absorption; ketoconazole, iron salts, digoxin, ampicillin esters, anticoagulants, antineoplastic agents, prostaglandin analogues, sukralfat.
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  • Patients taken drugs that may affect gastrointestinal system motility or acid release.
  • History of abdominal surgery (hysterectomy, abdominal hernia repair, caesarean cases may be included; cholecystectomy have to be excluded).
  • Patients taken NSAII drugs (paracetemol may be used up to 2 gr/day).
  • Patients taken antidepressants.
  • Hypersensitivty to study drugs.
  • Known allergy to peanut and soy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Rabelis DDR 50 mg Capsules and 1 placebo tabletRabelis DDR 50 mg CapsulesPlacebo as comparator group is not used. Since study is double-blind, one placebo capsule and tablet is added to treatment groups in order to remove the discrepancy between investigational products.
Pariet 20 mg Enteric Coated Tablets and 1 placebo capsulePariet 20 mg Enteric Coated TabletsPlacebo as comparator group is not used. Since study is double-blind, one placebo capsule and tablet is added to treatment groups in order to remove the discrepancy between investigational products.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
AUC of 24-hour intragastric pH >4 compared to baseline7 days
Percentage time of 24-hour intragastric pH >4 compared to baseline7 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Significant increase in total measurements of median pH7 days
Significant increase in nocturnal measurements of median pH7 days
Percentage time of 24-hour intragastric pH >2 compared to baseline7 days
Percentage time of 24-hour intragastric pH >6 compared to baseline7 days
Decrease in reflux symptom index calculated by weekly regurgitation numbers7 days
Decrease in reflux symptom index calculated by weekly pyrosis numbers7 days
AUC of 24-hour intragastric pH >2 compared to baseline7 days
AUC of 24-hour intragastric pH >6 compared to baseline7 days
Percentage time of 24-hour total intragastric pH >4 compared to baseline7 days
AUC of 24-hour total intragastric pH >4 compared to baseline7 days
Percentage time of 24-hour total intragastric pH >4 between 11 pm and 7 am compared to baseline baseline7 days

rate of night reflux

AUC of of 24-hour total intragastric pH >4 between 11 pm and 7 am compared to baseline7 days

rate of night reflux

The evaluation of safety of study drug (Number of Participants with Abnormal Laboratory Values and/or Adverse Events That Are Related to Treatments)7 days
Change in QT interval obtained by ECG compared to baseline21 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ege University Facult of Medicine Gastroenterology Department

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Izmir, Turkey

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