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TerminatedNCT01281553Updated Jan 24, 2011

A Study of Cisapride in Patients With Symptomatic Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

A Phase 4 interventional study of Placebo and Cisapride in Gastroesophageal Reflux, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.. Terminated. Open to participants aged 1 Month to 18 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-01-24.

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Sponsor request
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Month to 18 Months
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and tolerability of cisapride with placebo in infants and children with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

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This is a double-blind (neither patient nor study staff will know the identity of the assigned treatment) study evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cisapride in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) (also referred to as gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD[) compared to a placebo (a identical in appearance to cisapride but does not contain active drug). Patients will receive placebo or cisapride suspension at 0.2 mg/kg (volumn determined by patient weight) four times per day (q.i.d.) (15 minutes before feeding 3 times a day and at bedtime) orally (by mouth) for 8 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux

Keywords

  • Cisapride (PREPULSID)
  • Placebo
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
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In context

Gastroesophageal Reflux

1,067 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux; 188 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 6 is below the median of 72 across 712 interventional studies indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux.

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Lead sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. is the lead sponsor of 458 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Month to 18 Months
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of GORD based on protocol-specified characteristics
  • Failed the 1st of 5 stepwise treatments for GORD recommended by the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
  • Caregiver able to complete the I-GERQ-R questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Protocol-specified respiratory conditions requiring previous or current treatment with oral or intravenous corticosteroids (prior and concurrent use of inhaled corticosteroids is acceptable)
  • Cause of vomiting/regurgitation other than GORD
  • Prior history of cisapride intake
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    001

    Cisapride 0.2 mg/kg suspension q.i.d.for 8 weeks.

    Drug: Cisapride

  • Placebo comparator
    002

    Placebo Suspension identical in appearance to cisapride q.i.d. for 8 weeks.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugPlacebo

    Suspension identical in appearance to cisapride q.i.d. for 8 weeks.

  • DrugCisapride

    0.2 mg/kg suspension q.i.d.for 8 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Caregiver's assessment of infant pediatric GORD symptoms

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks (56 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. The number and type of adverse events reported

    Time frame: From time of first dose to the last dose (up to 8 weeks)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 24, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01281553
Lead sponsor
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
First posted
Jan 24, 2011
Start date
Sep 2003
Completion
Oct 2003
Last update
Jan 24, 2011

Study contacts

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L. C. Clinical Trial
study director · Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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