Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms in Egypt
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- AstraZeneca
- 入组人数
- 3,170
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Percentage of patients scoring ≥ 8 in GERD-Q
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to calculate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) by mean of GERD-Q questionnaire in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms in Egypt.
详细描述
Prevalence of Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms in Egypt
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18 years and above
- •Attending the medical office and reporting symptoms suggestive of upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms such as heartburn/regurgitation, abdominal pain, bloating, belching and nausea/vomiting.
排除标准
- •Participating on a clinical trial during the last 3 months.
- •Patients not able to read and/or understand the GERD-Q questionnaire.
- •Patients already included in the study in other participating site.
- •Patients taking PPIs or H2blockers in the l
结局指标
主要结局
Percentage of patients scoring ≥ 8 in GERD-Q
时间窗: baseline
Percentage of patients scoring ≥ 8 in GERD-Q will be considered as suffering from GERD. The GERD-Q is a potentially useful tool for family practitioners and other health care professionals in diagnosing and managing GERD without initial specialist referral or endoscopy. The Egyptian-validated version of the GERD-Q will be used for the study purposes.
次要结局
- Treatment patterns in patients diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)(baseline)
- Socio-demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)(baseline)
