Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)/Nighttime Heartburn and Driving Performance

Summary

The implications of sleep as it relates to the physiology and pathogenesis of a number of diseases has until recently been ignored. With the evolution of sleep laboratories, there is an emerging recognition of the relationship between sleep and various gastrointestinal diseases- in particular gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).( 1-5) It seems intuitive that waking/daytime activities or events may affect sleep and that any consequent sleep dysfunction may reciprocally further affect daytime function

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-03

Drugs

Indications