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Not yet recruitingNCT07578402Updated May 11, 2026

Effect of Digestive Enzymes as Add on Therapy on Patients With Functional Dyspepsia.

A Phase 4 interventional study of Digestive enzyme 325mg and PPI 20 mg + Domperidone 10 mg in Dyspepsia, Functioanl Dyspepsia and Epigastric Pain Syndrome, sponsored by Rakibul Mostafa. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Bangladesh. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-11.

Sponsored by Rakibul Mostafa · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of digestive enzymes in improving dyspeptic symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia. It will also assess about the safety of drug by recording the patient reported adverse events. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does drug digestive enzymes has any effect on patients with functional dyspepsia? What medical problems do participants have when taking drug digestive enzymes? Researcher will compare drug digestive enzymes to a control group taking standard first line treatment only.

Participants will:

Take drug digestive enzymes 325 milligrams 3 times daily, every day for 4 weeks along with standard first line treatment. A second group will be taken as control arm who will be kept on standard first line treatment only for 4 weeks. They will visit the hospital 2 weekly, and their symptoms will be assessed by a 5-point Likert Scale at baseline, week 2 and 4. Additionally, patient reported adverse events will be documented.

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Conditions studied

  • Dyspepsia
  • Functioanl Dyspepsia
  • Epigastric Pain Syndrome
  • Epigastric Fullness

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Keywords

  • Dyspepsia
  • Post parendial distress syndrome (PPDS)
  • Epigastric pain syndrome (EPS)
  • Functional dyspepsia (FD)
  • Disorder of gut brain interaction (DGBI)
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In context

Dyspepsia

372 studies on the registry are indexed under Dyspepsia; 67 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 89 across 302 interventional studies indexed under Dyspepsia.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Rakibul Mostafa as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or more
  • Patients with FD diagnosed according to ROME IV criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Structural lesion in endoscopy and positive H. pylori status
  • History of , liver and biliary tract disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disorders
  • Psychiatric disorders
  • Previous history gastrointestinal surgery
  • Any history of , adverse effect, or ineffectiveness with digestive enzyme
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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Cancer (malignancy)

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Hypersensitivity

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group-A

    Drug: Digestive enzyme 325mg + first line treatment This group will get digestive enzyme 325 mg 3 times daily along with first line treatment (PPI 20 mg twice daily and Prokinetics such domperidone 10mg three time daily) for 1 month

    Drug: Digestive enzyme 325mg

  • Active comparator
    Group-B

    Drug: First line treatment only This group will get first line treatment only ( PPI 20 mg twice daily and prokinetics such as domperidone 10 mg 3 times daily) for 1 month

    Drug: PPI 20 mg + Domperidone 10 mg

Interventions

  • DrugDigestive enzyme 325mg

    Digestive enzyme will be given to group A patient

  • DrugPPI 20 mg + Domperidone 10 mg

    Drug page: Domperidone

    Group B patient will get first line treatment only for 1 month

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in dyspeptic symptom

    The change of four dyspeptic symptoms (Postprandial fullness, Early Satiety, Epigastric pain, Epigastric burning) will be assessed by a 5-point Likert Scale. The four main symptoms of dyspepsia, each will be graded as 1 (No problem), 2 (Mild problem, can be ignored when not thinking about it), 3 (Moderate problem, cannot be ignored but does not influence daily activities), 4 (Severe Problem, influences concentration on daily activities), 5 (Very severe problem, markedly influences daily activities or requires rest or both). The total minimum value is 4 and maximum value is 20. Higher score means worse outcome.

    Time frame: At baseline and then at week 2 and 4 after randomization

Secondary outcomes

  1. See the effect of digestive enzymes compared to first line treatment only

    Effect of digestive enzymes on four dyspeptic symptoms (Postprandial fullness, Early Satiety, Epigastric pain, Epigastric burning) will be assessed and compared to first line treatment only by a 5-point Likert Scale. The four main symptoms of dyspepsia, each will be graded as 1 (No problem), 2 (Mild problem, can be ignored when not thinking about it), 3 (Moderate problem, cannot be ignored but does not influence daily activities), 4 (Severe Problem, influences concentration on daily activities), 5 (Very severe problem, markedly influences daily activities or requires rest or both). The total minimum value is 4 and maximum value is 20. Higher score means worse outcome.

    Time frame: At baseline and then at week 2 and 4 after randomization

  2. Adverse events

    Patient reported adverse events will be documented

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  3. Persistence of symptom improvement or recurrence of dyspeptic symptoms

    Persistence of symptom improvement or recurrence of four dyspeptic symptoms (Postprandial fullness, Early Satiety, Epigastric pain, Epigastric burning) after discontinuation of digestive enzymes will be assessed and compared by a 5-point Likert Scale. The four main symptoms of dyspepsia, each will be graded as 1 (No problem), 2 (Mild problem, can be ignored when not thinking about it), 3 (Moderate problem, cannot be ignored but does not influence daily activities), 4 (Severe Problem, influences concentration on daily activities), 5 (Very severe problem, markedly influences daily activities or requires rest or both). The total minimum value is 4 and maximum value is 20. Higher score means worse outcome.

    Time frame: At week 8 after randomization

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 11, 2026, 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
NCT07578402
Lead sponsor
Rakibul Mostafa
Responsible party
Rakibul Mostafa (Principle Investigator, Dhaka Medical College) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 11, 2026
Start date
May 15, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 28, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
May 11, 2026

Study contacts

Rakibul Mostafa
Contact
rakibmasuk96@gmail.com
+8801837031585

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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