Study of Esomeprazole 20 mg or 40 mg vs Placebo Effectiveness on the Occurrence of Peptic Ulcers in Subjects on Low Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid (LDA)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of esomeprazole 20 or 40 mg once daily versus placebo on the occurrence of peptic ulcers during 26 weeks in subjects on continuous low-dose acetylsalicylic acid.

Timeline

Start

2007-02

Primary completion

2008-08

Completion

2008-08

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper 1.5% of esomeprazole 40 mg and 1.1% of esomeprazole 20 mg recipients, compared with 7.4% of placebo recipients, developed peptic ulcers (both p<0.0001 vs placebo). PMID 21415072 ↗

Publications

• Scheiman JM, Herlitz J, Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Lanas A, Agewall S, Naucler EC, Svedberg LE, Nagy P. Esomeprazole for prevention and resolution of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in patients treated with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for cardiovascular protection: the OBERON trial. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2013 Mar;61(3):250-7. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31827cb626.
• Scheiman JM, Devereaux PJ, Herlitz J, Katelaris PH, Lanas A, Veldhuyzen van Zanten S, Naucler E, Svedberg LE. Prevention of peptic ulcers with esomeprazole in patients at risk of ulcer development treated with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid: a randomised, controlled trial (OBERON). Heart. 2011 May;97(10):797-802. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2010.217547. Epub 2011 Mar 17.

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