The clinical course of asymptomatic reflux esophagitis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Registration Number
- KCT0001716
- Lead Sponsor
- Konkuk University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2500
Inclusion Criteria
1. Subjects who have a health inspection more than two times at our center
2. Subjects who underwent upper endoscopy and serum H. pylori IgG antibody test
3. Subjects who properly answered a self-reporting questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
1. When the interval of health examination was less than a year
2. Proton pump inhibitor or histamine 2 receptor antagonist users
3. Subjects already diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
4. Subjects under the age of 18
5. Subjects with symptomatic erosive esophagitis or non-erosive reflux disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the prevalence of asymptomatic erosive esophagitis (AEE) during a medical check-up and its clinical characteristics
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method predisposing factors for asymptomatic erosive esophagitis (AEE);Existance of AEE on follow-up endoscopy