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Not yet recruitingNCT07826455Updated Sep 17, 2026

A Study to Evaluate Tegoprazan as a Diagnostic Tool for GERD

A Phase 4 interventional study of Tegoprazan 50 mg and Placebo in GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), sponsored by HK inno.N Corporation. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-17.

Sponsored by HK inno.N Corporation · Phase 4, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of tegoprazan for GERD.

Patients experiencing typical GERD symptoms, such as heartburn and acid regurgitation, will take either tegoprazan or a placebo once daily for 1 week.

Investigators will compare the short-term symptom improvement between the two groups to determine if an early response to tegoprazan can help diagnose GERD.

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Conditions studied

  • GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
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In context

Gastroesophageal Reflux

1,211 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux; 202 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 68 across 796 interventional studies indexed under Gastroesophageal Reflux.

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Lead sponsor

HK inno.N Corporation is the lead sponsor of 102 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 19 to 75 years who have experienced symptoms of acid regurgitation or heartburn at least twice a week starting at least 3 months prior to screening.
  • Baseline Symptom Assessment Questionnaire score of at least 6 at screening.
  • 7-Day Symptom Assessment Questionnaire score of at least 4 at randomization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known to Potassium-Competitive Acid Blockers (P-CABs) or benzimidazoles.
  • Presence of gastrointestinal warning symptoms (e.g., progressive dysphagia, bleeding, unintentional weight loss within 3 months, hematemesis, anemia, hematochezia, or rectal bleeding) without a confirmed negative tumor finding on endoscopy.
  • History of or planned gastrointestinal surgery that potentially affects gastric acid secretion.
  • Diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or other gastric acid secretion disorders.
  • Endoscopic evidence of esophageal stricture, ulcer stenosis, esophageal varices, Barrett's esophagus (> 3 cm), eosinophilic esophagitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, active peptic ulcer, or malignant tumor.
  • hepatic or renal impairment (, ALT, ALP, GGT, total , and creatinine greater than or equal to 2 times the [ULN]) at Screening.
  • Use of any prohibited medications within the specified or requiring continuous use during the study:

    1. Within 2 weeks prior to screening: Acid suppressants (PPIs, P-CABs).
    2. Within 1 week prior to screening: Prokinetics, H2 receptor antagonists, gastric mucosal protectors, antacids, or anticholinergics.
    3. During the study period (continuous use): , NSAIDs, antithrombotics, anticoagulants, antipsychotics, antidepressants, or anxiolytics.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Washout period

A planned gap after a treatment, so that its effects can lessen before the study treatment or a study assessment. Ask the study team and the doctor who prescribed it before changing any medicine.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Tegoprazan 50 mg

    Tegoprazan 50 mg tablet will be orally administered once daily for 7 days.

    Drug: Tegoprazan 50 mg

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo tablet will be orally administered once daily for 7 days.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Tegoprazan 50 mg tablet will be orally administered once daily for 7 days.

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo tablet will be orally administered once daily for 7 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic accuracy (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value) of GERD based on total symptom score

    Time frame: Day 7

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic accuracy (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value) of GERD based on individual symptoms of heartburn and acid regurgitation

    Time frame: Day 7

  2. Diagnostic accuracy (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value) of GERD based on total symptom score

    Time frame: Day 3

  3. Diagnostic accuracy (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value) of GERD based on individual symptoms of heartburn and acid regurgitation

    Time frame: Day 3

  4. Change from baseline in the 7-day symptom assessment questionnaire score at the end of visit

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 7 (End of Visit)

  5. Percentage of patients based on baseline Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score strata, compared by GERD diagnosis

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 7 (End of Visit)

  6. Change from baseline in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GERD-Q) total score at the end of visit

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 7 (End of Visit)

  7. Change from baseline in Self-Evaluation Questionnaire for dyspepsia (SEQ-DYSPEPSIA) total score at the end of visit

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 7 (End of Visit)

Other outcomes

  1. Daily sensitivity and specificity of GERD diagnosis

    Time frame: Daily for 7 days

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 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
NCT07826455
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 17, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 17, 2026

Study contacts

Jisu Kim
Contact
jisu.kim@inno-n.com
+82 31-5176-4670
Ahrong Kim
Contact
ahrong.kim@inno-n.com
+82 31-5176-4666
Do Hoon Kim
principal investigator · Asan Medical Center

Oversight

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