Development of Applications of the Bravo® pH Monitoring System and Evaluation of Its Performance
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease focused on measuring gastro esophageal reflux disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject age ≥ 18 years old
Subject received an explanation about the nature of the study and agrees to provide written informed consent.
Group A (healthy volunteers) Only
- Subject is an healthy volunteer
Group B (symptomatic patients) Only 1. The subject was referred for pH monitoring procedure to detect acid reflux for at least one of the following reasons:
- Burning substernal chest pain (heartburn)
- Regurgitation of food or stomach contents
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric pain
- Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD)
Exclusion Criteria:
Group A and B-
- Subject has a cardiac pacemaker or other implanted electromedical device.
- Subject has any condition, which precludes compliance with study and/or device instructions.
- Women who are either pregnant or nursing at the time of screening, or are of child-bearing potential and do not practice medically acceptable methods of contraception.
- Subject suffers from life threatening conditions
Subject currently participating in another clinical study which may interfere with study objectives, per physician discretion
Additional exclusion criteria for Group B only
- Subject has prior abdominal surgery other than uncomplicated procedures that would be unlikely to lead to bowel obstruction based on the clinical judgment of the investigator
- Subject is schedule to undergo MRI examination within 30 days from pH monitoring procedure.
- Subject has known bleeding diathesis, strictures, severe esophagitis, varices and or obstructions -
Sites / Locations
- Bikur Holim medical center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Healthy volunteers
symptomatic patients
healthy volunteers
symptomatic patients with known or suspected gastro esophageal reflux disease