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Register: CTRI
Last refreshed on: 4 May 2013
Main ID:  CTRI/2009/091/000913
Date of registration: 19-11-2009
Primary sponsor: Zuventus Healthcare Ltd
Public title: A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs, Lafutidine and Rabeprazole in the Treatment of heartburn-dominant uninvestigated dyspepsia.
Scientific title: A Multi-centric, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lafutidine versus Rabeprazole in the Treatment of heartburn-dominant uninvestigated dyspepsia.
Date of first enrolment: 20-08-2009
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=1068
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial
Method of generating randomization sequence:Computer generated randomization Method of allocation concealment:Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers Blinding and masking:Open Label
 
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name: Dr. Bhupesh Dewan 
Address:  5119-'D' Wing, Oberoi Garden Estate Chandivilli, 400 072 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA India
Telephone: 30610000
Email: Bhupesh.Dewan@zuventus.com
Affiliation: 
Name: Dr Bhupesh Dewan 
Address:  5119-D Wing, Oberoi Garden Estate Chandivilli, 400 072 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA India
Telephone: 30610000
Email: Bhupesh.Dewan@zuventus.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 years or older.
2. Patients having a minimum of 1--month history of dyspepsia (including symptoms of heartburn and/or epigastric pain and/or bloating) with at least one moderate to severe symptom [score>/= 4 on a 7-point Global Overall Symptom (GOS) scale] on at least three of the 7 days before randomization.
a. Heartburn is defined as "a burning feeling rising from the stomach or lower part of the chest up towards the neck".
b. Epigastric pain is defined as "pain in the middle of the upper abdomen just below the breastbone".
c. Abdominal Bloating defined as "Excess gas in the intestines leading to discomfort associated with fullness of the abdomen".
3. Patients willing to give written informed consent and willing to comply with trial protocol

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients showing alarm features (unintentional weight loss, persistent vomiting, dysphagia, haematemesis, melaena, fever, jaundice, or anaemia), irritable bowel syndrome or serious concomitant disease.
2. Patients with a history of gastrointestinal disease (including peptic ulcers, malignancy, oesophageal dysmotility and a previous endoscopic or radiological diagnosis of GERD and Barrett's oesophagus), recent gastrointestinal surgery i.e. within 30 days (except appendectomy, colonic resection and cholecystectomy).
3. Patients who had been treated with NSAIDs, ASA (>325 mg/day), H2-RAs, PPIs, prokinetic agents, misoprostol or sucralfate 15 days prior to enrollment.
4. Patients who had previously been included or who had participated in any other clinical trial within the last month.
5. Patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to study medications.
6. Patients who are pregnant, possibly pregnant, lactating, or who desire to become pregnant during the study.
7. Patients who are drug or alcohol abusers or suffering from any other condition associated with poor compliance.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Uninvestigated Dyspepsia
Intervention(s)
Intervention1: Lafutidine: One Lafutidine (10 mg) tablet to be taken once daily for 28 days.
Control Intervention1: Rabeprazole.: One Rabeprazole (20 mg) tablet to be taken once daily for 28 days.
Primary Outcome(s)
proportion of patients with symptom relief defined as a score of 2 or less on GOS scaleTimepoint: after 2 & 4 weeks of treatment.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Overall Patient Satisfaction: Defined As A Score Of 3 Or Less.Timepoint: after 2 & 4 weeks of treatment.
Patient Perspective On Symptom Relief: Defined As A Score Of 4 or moreTimepoint: after 2 & 4 weeks of treatment.
Symptom Improvement [difference of GOS Score: 2 or more]Timepoint: after 2 & 4 weeks of treatment.
Symptom resolution [GOS score=1]Timepoint: after 2 & 4 weeks of treatment.
Secondary ID(s)
Emc/GASTR/LAFUT/12/2008
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Zuventus Healthcare Ltd.
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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