PPI Versus Placebo in Severe Functional Heartburn

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2100-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Proton Pump Inhibitors are no better than placebo in relieving GERD symptoms in patients with functional Heartburn.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Southern California

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Heartburn twice a week for at least 2 years. Normal EGD and 24hr pH study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• <18yrs of age,pregnant, unable or unwilling to give consent, allergic to PPI, previous gastric or esophageal surgery, past hx of erosive GERD, unwilling or unable to stop acid suppression meds