Assessment of GERD Knowledge Level Among Patients With it in Korea

• Conditions: Esophagitis, Reflux

• Registration Number: NCT02049723
• Lead Sponsor: Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Brief Summary

* 1. Research topic: How much do patients with GERD know about their own disease in Korea? (multicenter survey)

* 2. Questionnaires for multicenter survey:

1. Questionnaire 1 - include items for basic characteristics of participant patients

2. Questionnaire 2 - modification of GERD knowledge test which was used in BMC Health Services Research 2008;8:236 (Prof. Jorgen Urnes)

* 3. Subjects: patients with GERD in secondary or tertiary hospital

* 4. Participant institutes: GERD club members, The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Detailed Description

Validation process to produce Korean version of GERD knowledge test

1. Forward Translation of GERD knowledge test of prof. Jorgen Urnes: through certified translation company

2. Expert's review of the forward translated knowledge test : among members of GERD club,

3. Pilot survey among nurses and some patients

4. Korean Version, provisional

5. Backward translation: through certified translation company

6. Consultation with Prof. Jorgen Urnes about backward translated knowledge test

7. Korean Version, final

8. Print and distribution

9. Study start

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-30
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study Start: 2014-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-07
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2015-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who were diagnosed as GERD by doctors

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients without GERD

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion (%) of patients with GERD who seek more information on GERD which represents the necessity of effective educational programs on the disease in Korea	1 year	GERD. gastroesophageal reflux disease

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average score in GERD knowledge test which means GERD knowledge level of the patients	1 year	GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yeon-Soo Kim; 🇰🇷 Chuncheon, Gangwon, Korea, Republic of