Chronic Posterior Laryngitis With Suspected Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2003-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study looks at how effective acid suppression therapy is on symptoms associated with chronic posterior laryngitis (CPL) in patients with documented pharyngeal acid reflux.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: AstraZeneca
• Treatments: Esomeprazole

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• One or more of the following symptoms present for at least 3 consecutive months:

throat clearing, cough, globus, sore throat, or hoarseness.

• Patients must complete a run-in diary card, and this will be looked at to ensure met the inclusion criteria.

• Must have a total score of 5 or more on the Chronic Posterior Laryngitis Index (CPLI) grading system.

Exclusion Criteria:

• A number of diseases / conditions would preclude a patient from taking part in the study, as listed in the protocol.

• If the patient is on certain medications this will also preclude them from taking part.