Effectiveness of Physiologic Testing in PPI Non-Responders

This is an interventional other trial for Gastro Esophageal Reflux Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female subjects aged 18-80 years old (females of childbearing potential should be on highly effective contraceptive methods)
• Mentally capable to provide informed consent in English
• Present to the Northwestern Medical Group GI practice or the Washington University Division of Gastroenterology with symptoms of GERD (heartburn, regurgitation, and non-cardiac chest pain)
• Have failed an appropriate compliant trial of PPI therapy with a GERD-Q score ≥8.
• Able to undergo endoscopy, ambulatory reflux monitoring, manometry, PPI therapy cessation and trial of dexlansoprazole therapy. Subjects with Los Angeles Classification Grade A (mild) or B esophagitis and symptomatic, non-erosive disease will be enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in a concurrent clinical trial or completed another trial within past 8 weeks.
• Active severe erosive esophagitis (Los Angeles Grade C or D), long-segment Barrett's esophagus (Zap score of 4)
• Eosinophilic esophagitis
• Prior gastrointestinal surgery of the esophagus and/or stomach
• Current treatment with dexlansoprazole
• Current signs or symptoms of heart disease. All patients with non-cardiac chest pain are required to have a cardiologist evaluation as standard of care work up in the evaluation of non-cardiac chest pain.
• Subjects with clinically abnormal results of the screening ECG and/or chemistry panel (particularly prolonged QTc interval or hypomagnesaemia) excluded from the dexlansoprazole trial. Subjects with sensitivities or allergies to the metals contained in the Bravo capsule including chromium, nickel, copper, cobalt, and iron.
• Unstable medical illness with ongoing diagnostic work-up and treatment. Patients with well-controlled hypertension, diabetes and a remote history of ischemic heart disease that is deemed stable, as judged by the investigator can be included.
• History of drug addiction, drug abuse or alcoholism.
• Current neurologic or cognitive impairment, which would preclude ability to obtain informed consent.
• Pregnant patients.
• Patients with Cirrhosis (Childs Classification A-C).Special vulnerable populations including children, prisoners, institutionalized individuals.
• Bleeding disorder or requirement of NSAID/aspirin during monitoring period.
• Drugs that affect gastrointestinal symptoms (H2 blockers, antacids, metoclopramide, domperidone, erythromycin, anticholinergics [bentyl, levsin, belladonna etc.]). Antidepressants can be continued at stable dose.
• Drugs listed on the Dexilant label including antiretrovirals (Rilpivirine-containing products, Atazanavir, Nelfinavir, Saquinavir, etc), Warfarin, Methotrexate, Drugs Dependent on Gastric pH for Absorption (e.g., iron salts, erlotinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, mycophenolate mofetil, ketoconazole/itraconazole), Tacrolimus, CYP2C19 or CYP3A4 Inducers or inhibitors.
• Patients found to have achalasia, a spastic disorder, hypercontractile disorder or functional obstruction at the esophagogastric junction will be excluded. Subjects with a history of structuring or narrowing upon endoscopy (Subjects with no such history will be enrolled; however, if such features are noted upon endoscopy during the study, these subjects will not undergo MI testing).