Verification Study on Lafutidine in Mild Reflux Oesophagitis - Double Blind Controlled Study With Famotidine -

Summary

The purpose of the study is to verify superiority of the lafutidine group over the placebo group and non-inferiority to the famotidine group in terms of endoscopic healing rate of the patients with mild reflux oesophagitis. Furthermore, the followings are compared: The improvement effect in heartburn and other subjective symptoms, and dosing frequency of MALFA ® suspension (neutralizer) as well as incidence of adverse events among the lafutidine 20 mg/day treatment group, the famotidine 40 mg/day treatment group and the placebo treatment group in patients with mild reflux oesophagitis.

Timeline

Start

2005-04

Primary completion

2006-10

Completion

2007-01

Publications

• Results Ohara S, Haruma K, Kinoshita Y, Kusano M. [Efficacy evaluation of lafutidine for mild reflux esophagitis in Japanese patients]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Apr;107(4):588-97. Japanese.

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