Endoscopic Findings in Taiwan Patients Presenting With Characteristic Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,000
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pre-defined significant upper digestive endoscopic findings
研究概览
简要总结
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is diagnosed on the basis of characteristic reflux symptoms (i.e. troublesome heartburn and/or acid regurgitation). Empirical therapy without diagnostic endoscopy is suggested for those GERD patients presenting without alarm symptoms in Western countries. Whether such "treating instead of testing" strategy should be applied in Asia, an area with higher prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer, remains uninvestigated.
详细描述
This study amis to investigate upper endoscopic findings of typical acid reflux patients with and without alarm symptoms in Taiwan During the period from May 2008 to December 2009, consecutive adult outpatients, who receive upper endoscopy for characteristic reflux symptoms of heartburn or acid regurgitation, are invited to participate. All study participants are evaluated for presence of pre-defined alarm symptoms including odynophagia or dysphagia, gastrointestinal bleeding, involuntary body weight loss and anemia.
Upper endoscopic procedures are performed with standard electronic videoendoscope (GIF-Q240 or GIF-Q260; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) by experienced endoscopists; each of them had previously performed a minimum of 2,000 upper endoscopy exams. Representative images are taken and stored as electronic files in a digital image system for later analysis.
The following five significant endoscopic findings are pre-defined endpoints of this study: 1) any malignant lesion in the upper digestive tract, 2) Barrett esophagus, 3) severe erosive esophagitis (LA grade C or D), 4) peptic stricture, 5) peptic ulcer.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •outpatients
- •chief complaints of characteristic GERD symptoms (heart burn or acid regurgitation), evaluated by standard questionnaire
- •undergo upper digestive endoscopy
排除标准
- •age less than 18 years old or more than 90 years old
- •unable to complete upper endoscopy
- •known diagnosis of gastroesophageal malignancy
- •follow-up visit for known gastroesophageal lesion identified by previous upper endoscopy
- •failure to obtain informed consent
结局指标
主要结局
Pre-defined significant upper digestive endoscopic findings
时间窗: within one month after the endoscopy examination
次要结局
未报告次要终点