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Assessment of the Effects of Tegaserod in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Patients With Incomplete Response to Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs).

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Treatments

Drug: Tegaserod

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00171418
CHTF919BUS26

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study to assess the effects of adding tegaserod to PPI therapy results in clinically meaningful improvement of GERD symptoms in patients with incomplete relief of symptoms on daily PPI therapy alone.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • GERD symptoms for at least 6 months
  • PPI therapy for at least 4 weeks
  • Incomplete symptom relief on daily PPI therapy
  • No erosive disease as evidenced in EGD/no change in symptom severity

Exclusion criteria

  • Evidence of structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract or disease/conditions
  • Previous gastrointestinal surgery that may influence esophageal motor function
  • Known primary esophageal motor disorder other than Inefficient Esophageal Motor Disorder
  • Evidence of cathartic colon or a history of laxative use

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

Trial contacts and locations

2

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