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Stress and Oesophageal Acid Perceptio

Completed
Conditions
gasto-oesophageal reflux disease
heartburn
10017943
Registration Number
NL-OMON32280
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers: no symptoms/history of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: previously diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with good association between symptoms and reflux episodes

Exclusion Criteria

Surgery of the gastro-intestinal tract
Psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>For both measurements time necessary to provoke first perception, discomfort<br /><br>and pain during the acid perfusion will be assessed. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) and heart rate (beats/min) will be<br /><br>assessed during both measurements in order to assess the reaction to mental<br /><br>stress task.<br /><br>The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)/Zelf Beoordelings Vragenlijst<br /><br>(ZBV) is scored before introducing the manometry and pH catheter on both<br /><br>measurement days.<br /><br>The pH recording will show pH levels in the distal oesophagus during the acid<br /><br>perfusion test continuously. Afterwards, total time with pH<4 will be<br /><br>calculated and presented in minutes. </p><br>
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