An interventional study of Esomeprazole and Placebo in Non-erosive Reflux Disease, sponsored by Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-16.
Sponsored by Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a common chronic disorder in the veteran population, is associated with drug costs exceeding $ 10 billion/year. Only 30-40% of patients with reflux symptoms have erosive esophagitis. The vast majority suffers from non erosive reflux disease (NERD), a condition in which standard endoscopy fails to identify any mucosal breaks and is unable to confirm the diagnosis. Unfortunately, a gold standard for the diagnosis of NERD does not exist. Narrow band imaging (NBI) utilizes spectral narrow band filters (incorporated into standard endoscopes) and helps to see abnormal areas not identified during standard endoscopy. Preliminary results have shown that NBI endoscopy may represent a significant improvement over standard endoscopy for the diagnosis of NERD. The purpose of this study is to accurately diagnosis non acid reflux disease by using a blue light (also known as NBI)upper endoscopy technique.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a common chronic disorder in the veteran population, is associated with drug costs exceeding $ 10 billion/year. Only 30-40% of patients with reflux symptoms have erosive esophagitis. The vast majority suffers from NERD; a condition in which standard endoscopy fails to identify any mucosal breaks and is unable to confirm the diagnosis. Unfortunately, a gold standard for the diagnosis of NERD does not exist. 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring and histologic esophageal mucosal changes in NERD patients have limited accuracy to be routinely used in clinical practice.
Narrow band imaging (NBI) utilizes spectral narrow band filters (incorporated into standard endoscopes) and enables imaging of features such as intrapapillary capillary loops (IPCLs); features not identified during standard endoscopy. Preliminary results have shown that NBI endoscopy may represent a significant improvement over standard endoscopy for the diagnosis of NERD. Our hypothesis is that NBI identifies changes in the distal esophagus that are specific for diagnosing patients with NERD. Specific Aim #1: To compare NBI features in the distal esophagus in patients with NERD (cases) and controls. Specific Aim #2: To determine whether the NBI features in NERD patients resolve after PPI therapy. Specific Aim #3: To correlate NBI findings with esophageal histology. Specific Aim #4: To assess the intra- and interobserver agreement for recognition of the proposed criteria for diagnosing NERD. Cases will be defined as patients with reflux symptoms (assessed by two validated questionnaires) with absent macroscopic erosions and abnormal esophageal pH results (NERD group). Control subjects will include patients with no reflux symptoms, absent macroscopic erosions and a normal esophageal pH result. To identify NBI findings as predictors of response, response to therapy in cases randomized to the PPI arm will be assessed using a validated GERD questionnaire and correlated with IPCL number and presence of microerosion. In addition, NBI findings in patients with reflux symptoms, no macroscopic erosions and normal esophageal pH result will also be compared with controls. Two biopsies will be obtained from the distal esophagus along with digital images and videorecordings.
Statistical analysis will be done as follows: Aim 1 - chi-square and t-test; with logistic regression and calculation of odds ratios, Aim 2- McNemar's test and kappa statistic, Aim 3- Spearman's correlation coefficient and Aim 4- intraclass correlation coefficient. Potential impact on Health Care: GERD is common among patients and by obviating the need for additional investigations and reducing unnecessary drug costs, NBI endoscopy could have a considerable positive impact on patients with NERD.
VA Project
1,067 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux; 188 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 98 is above the median of 72 across 712 interventional studies indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux.
Browse Gastroesophageal Reflux studies →Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation is the lead sponsor of 23 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
proton pump inhibitor
Drug: Esomeprazole
placebo
Drug: Placebo
standard dose of proton pump inhibitor by mouth once a day for 30 days
Also known as: Nexium
placebo
Also known as: inactive substance
NBI endoscopy identifies changes in the distal esophagus that are specific for diagnosing patients with Non-Esophageal Reflux Disease.
1. Proportion of patients with NBI abnormalities in the NERD group vs. controls. 2. Proportion of patients with resolution of NBI abnormalities after PPI therapy.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Plan to share: Yes — Participants individual participant data collected in the study will be available to other researchers upon request. Participants will be identified by participant number, age, race and gender. This information will be available at the end of the study and may be requested via email to april.higbee@va.gov.
This study is completed, as verified in Mar 2023. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation