Medical and Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Reflux

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gastroesophageal Reflux

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00061724

MSTER (completed)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this project is to lay the groundwork for a proposed clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of two approaches to gastroesophageal reflux disease: treatment with medications and treatment with anti-reflux surgery. This project includes a non-interventional pilot study to test ways of measuring outcomes of treatment, and to gauge potential participants' willingness to enroll in the proposed clinical trial.

Enrollment: 175 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18-80
• diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease
• have taken proton pump inhibitor medications

Exclusion criteria

• prior esophageal surgery
• other serious medical conditions