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Role of Pain Modulation in GERD Patients Who Failed Standard Dose Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI)

NCT00251732

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the role of pain modulation in GERD patients who fail to obtain clinical relief with standard dose (once daily) PPI. The study will compare the efficacy of 1) standard dose PPI plus low-dose tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) to, 2) double dose PPI to, 3) standard dose PPI and placebo to determine the relative symptom resolution and health related quality of life in GERD patients who fail standard dose PPI and are randomly assigned to one of these three groups.

Timeline

Start
2005-03
Primary completion
2010-05
Completion
2010-05

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Nortriptyline Small molecule
Comparator Rabeprazole Small molecule 20 mg