Active clinical trials for "Heartburn"

To investigate the effect of 20 mg esomeprazole daily for one week on gastric emptying of 500 ml beer, the consecutive blood alcohol levels, the gastroesophageal reflux and plasma levels of gastrin and CCK in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded manner in 16 healthy male volunteers. Hypothesis: The combined taking of esomeprazole and beer will inhibit gastric emptying as compared to the intake of beer alone. This will induce a delay of the ethanol absorption and of the consecutive blood ethanol concentrations. Gastric acid secretion after beer will be reduced after esomeprazole treatment. Therefore, gastroesophageal acid reflux will be reduced after the combined taking. We speculate that gastrin, but not CCK plasma levels, will be increased after the combined taking as compared to beer alone. Both, beer and PPIs, have stimulatory effects on gastrin release. However, the secretion of CCK from duodenal CCK-cells is inhibited when gastric emptying is prolonged.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of Axid Oral Solution versus placebo in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants age 30 days up to 1 year.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of itopride in patients with heartburn.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of rabeprazole 10 mg in treating frequent heartburn.

Study to provide initial data to assess the safety and efficacy of tegaserod use in patients with dyspepsia that are being treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) for heartburn.

Dexlansoprazole modified release (MR), the R-enantiomer of Lansoprazole, is an FDA approved drug (2009) for the management of erosive esophagitis and nonerosive reflux disease 1. Dexlansoprazole has a unique dual delayed-release delivery system designed to address unmet needs that may accompany traditional proton pump inhibitors, with two separate pH-depended release phases, the first in the proximal duodenum and the second in the more distal small intestine. This dual release system extends the plasma concentration and pharmacodynamics effects beyond those of single-release PPIs, allowing for dosing at any time of the day without regard to meals 1. A study conducted by Fass et al. has shown that the use of dexlansoprazole MR 30 mg in patients with symptomatic GERD is significantly more effective than placebo in improving nocturnal heartburn, reducing GERD-related sleep disturbances, and consequently improving work productivity, sleep quality and quality of life 2. Because of its pharmacokinetic properties, Dexlansoprazole modified release (MR) may prove beneficial in optimizing the management of GERD and the associated burdens that often surface after the heavy evening and Suhur meals, such as increased nocturnal symptoms and poor sleep quality.

This study evaluates the efficacy of alginate-based reflux suppressant and magnesium-aluminium antacid gel for treatment of heartburn in pregnancy. Half of the participants will receive alginate-based reflux suppressant, while the other half will receive magnesium-aluminium antacid gel.

About 60% of patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation are considered to have non-erosive reflux disease (NERD). Patients with NERD show an overall poorer response to PPI treatment than patients with erosive reflux disease. Sodium alginate oral suspension is a medication indicated for the relief of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. This multi-center, double blind, randomized trial aims to compare the efficacy and safety profiles of sodium alginate oral suspension (50 mg/ml) 20 ml three times daily with that of omeprazole (20 mg/capsule) 1 capsule once daily for the treatment of NERD patients in Taiwan. Efficacy assessments include percentage of patients achieving adequate relief of heartburn or regurgitation after 4 weeks treatment, improvement of reflux symptoms as assessed by reflux disease questionnaire before and after treatment, and patients overall satisfaction at the end of study. Safety assessments include incidence of adverse events and change of the laboratory test results. The study hypothesis is that treatment with sodium alginate is non-inferior to omeprazole in relieving heartburn or regurgitation symptoms of the NERD patients.

This study will investigate the efficacy of esomeprazole 20 mg once a day in the treatment of frequent heartburn

This study will investigate the efficacy of esomeprazole 20 mg once a day in the treatment of frequent heartburn