Comparison of Dexlansoprazole MR to Placebo on the Ability to Maintain Healing in Subjects With Healed Erosive Esophagitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of once-daily (QD) treatment with Dexlansoprazole modified-release (MR) 60 mg and 90 mg and placebo in maintaining healing of erosive esophagitis (EE).

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Takeda
• Treatments: Dexlansoprazole; Lansoprazole

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects must have successfully completed the Phase 3 Study T-EE04-084 (NCT00251693) or T-EE04-085 (NCT00251719); and have healed esophageal erosions proven by endoscopy. Complete healing was assessed for change in LA Esophagitis Classification grades A, B, C, or D to healed (defined as anything less than the criterion for Grade A). The subject was counted as healed if endoscopy findings did not meet the Grade A criterion.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of prescription or nonprescription proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), histamine (H2) receptor antagonists, sucralfate, misoprostol, or prokinetics throughout the study

• Use of antacids (except for study supplied) throughout the study.

• Subjects using drugs with significant anticholinergic effects such as tricyclics who cannot stay on a stable dose throughout the study.

• Need for continuous anticoagulant therapy.