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Clinical Trials/DRKS00016696
DRKS00016696
Recruiting
Phase 3

Investigation of efficacy and tolerability of the healing water Staatl. Fachingen STILL in patients for symptomatic treatment of heartburn in comparison to placebo

Fachingen Heil- und Mineralbrunnen GmbH0 sites150 target enrollmentMarch 5, 2019

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
MedDRA - Heartburn 10019326
Sponsor
Fachingen Heil- und Mineralbrunnen GmbH
Enrollment
150
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 5, 2019
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.history of repeatedly occurring episodes of heartburn with first manifestation at least 6 months ago
  • 2\.repeatedly occurring episodes of heartburn on at least 2 days per week within each of the last 4 weeks prior to screening visit
  • 3\.RDQ score of \= 8 in the dimension heartburn considering the last 7 days prior to screening visit
  • 4\.availability of results of a gastric endoscopy within 12 months before screening visit excluding relevant erosive disease (reflux esophagitis), i.e. assessment according to Los Angeles Classification not higher than grade A, and other severe gastrointestinal diseases including malignancies, ulcer, Barett's oesophagus, and oesophageal varices
  • 5\.age: 18 years or older
  • 6\.willing and able to ingest at least 1\.5 L water per day during the course of the trial
  • 7\.willing not to change general eating habits for the duration of the trial, i.e. no special diet planned
  • 8\.written informed consent, after having been informed about benefits and potential risks of the clinical trial, as well as details of the insurance taken out to cover the patients participating in the clinical trial Furthermore, at baseline visit:
  • 9\.RDQ score of \= 8 in the dimension heartburn considering the last 7 days prior to baseline visit
  • 10\.intake of at least 1\.5 L water or other beverages per day on at least 10 days over the last 14 days prior to baseline visit

Exclusion Criteria

  • Safety concerns
  • 1\.symptoms occurring after the time of gastric endoscopic examination:
  • a)difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) or painful swallowing (odynophagia)
  • b)non\-intended weight loss \= 5 % of body weight
  • c)iron deficiency anaemia
  • d)experiencing episodes of persistent vomiting (at least 7 to 10 days of protracted vomiting) without causal explanation like GI virus infection
  • 2\.signs of moderate or severe renal impairment known from medical history or reported during screening examination
  • 3\.severe heart failure (i.e. NYHA III/IV)
  • 4\.known Zollinger Ellison syndrome
  • 5\.active or known inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g. colitis ulcerosa, Crohn´s disease) or other severe chronic intestinal disease (e.g. colonic stenosis)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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