Status:
COMPLETED
Proton Pump Inhibitor Treatment Stop
Lead Sponsor:
Odense University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Research Unit of General Practice, Odense
University of Southern Denmark
Conditions:
Dyspepsia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how many chronic users of antisecretory medication can stop after a test for a bacteria associated with peptic ulcer disease. This is evaluated in a disconti...
Detailed Description
Background: Testing patients with a Helicobacter pylori (Hp) 13C-urea breath test and treatment with eradication of Hp if positive - test-and-eradicate - have proven as effective and safe as prompt e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Use of antisecretory medication for more than 2 months during the last 6 months
Exclusion
- Malignity or severe, competing medical or psychiatric disease
- Esophagitis (proven by endoscopy)
- Prior complication to peptic ulcer disease
- Alarm symptoms
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Allergy towards esomeprazole
- Planned hospitalisation during study period
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
171 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00120315
Start Date
December 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
October 6 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital
Odense, Denmark, DK-5000