Active clinical trials for "Esophagitis, Peptic"

The purpose of this study is to assess the pharmacokinetics and safety of dexlansoprazole, once daily (QD), in pediatric subjects with symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

Available data regarding the effectiveness of laparoscopic antireflux surgery on extraesophageal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are scarce and mostly controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical effect of partial and total fundoplication on extraesophageal symptoms in a selected cohort of patients with GERD.

Patients with a clinically indicated sleep study will be enrolled in this study. They will have a diagnostic and a therapeutic sleep study with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. For both studies a pH probe will be placed nasal to measure the amount of acidic reflux during each study. Baseline levels of reflux from the diagnostic sleep study will be compared to reflux episodes while on continuous positive airway pressure ventilation.

Endoscopic full thickness gastroplication (Plicator-Procedure) has the potential to be a safe and effective alternative to laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS)to improve symptoms of GERD. This prospective randomized study compares objective and subjective outcome parameters of Plicator with that of LARS.

The objective of the study was to assess whether the tolerance to the effect of YF476 on gastric pH observed with repeated doses in a previous study in healthy volunteers can be avoided by using smaller doses of YF476.

The objectives of the study were: To compare a single dose of YF476 at 3 dose levels, placebo and ranitidine with respect to their effects on basal- and food- stimulated gastric pH in healthy volunteers. To assess whether there is a relationship between the pharmacokinetics of YF476 and gastric pH in healthy volunteers. To assess the safety and tolerability of single doses of YF476 in healthy volunteers.

The gastric acid pocket is believed to be the reservoir from which acid reflux events originate. The risk for acidic reflux is mainly determined by the position of the gastric acid pocket. Little is known about how changes in position and size of the acid pocket contribute to the therapeutic effect of proton pump inhibitors(PPI) plus mosapride in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Investigators will conduct a prospective randomized, single blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the hypothesis that mosapride affecting gastric motility might reduce gastro-esophageal reflux by changing the acid pocket position and size.

This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency energy procedure for Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on changes of symptoms, medication esophagitis grade, esophageal acid exposure and lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Symptom assessment was performed at baseline and 3, 6, 12 months after treatment.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to the Montreal classification, is defined as a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. GERD, as clinically defined by the presence of heartburn, acid regurgitation, or both, at least once a week, is a global disease, being one of the most common gastroenterological disorders worldwide that affects roughly 10-30% of the general population in the Western world and less than 10% of the Asian populations. GERD complications may be life threatening and range from reflux esophagitis to Barrett's oesophagus and, eventually, adenocarcinoma. Zinc L-carnosine (brand name in Italy: Hepilor®) is a chelate compound of zinc and L-carnosine, with a long history of more than 20 years of clinical use in Japan that has recently become available in Italy for the treatment of any condition that requires a mucosal protection and mucosal repair within the gastrointestinal tract, thus including GERD. However, clinical data in western countries are limited. The aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to demonstrate the efficacy of Zinc-l-carnosine in maintaining GERD clinical remission during a 12-week treatment.

Somatostatine induces a dose-dependent reduction of postprandial plasma cholecystokinin (CCK) secretion with a concomitant inhibition of postprandial gallbladder contraction, abolishing almost completely bile salts output from the gallbladder. Somatostatine is also known to decrease acid production with significant increase of intragastric pH. In this way, somatostatine could influence acid as well as non-acid reflux by decreasing gallbladder emptying and decreasing acid secretion. Purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of lanreotide autogel 120 mg on symptoms and endoscopic lesions in patients with an endoscopic gastrointestinal reflux esophagitis that cannot be controlled with classic therapy.