World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00272701
Date of registration: 04/01/2006
Primary sponsor: AstraZeneca
Public title: Esomeprazole in PPI Failures - IMPROVE
Scientific title: A Randomised, Open, Phase IV, Parallel Group Multicentre Study to Evaluate a Change of Management in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Patients by Treatment With Esomeprazole 40 mg or Any Other Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI), After Initial Treatment Failure, in Ordinary Clinical Practice During 4 Weeks.
Date of first enrolment: December 2005
Target sample size: 450
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00272701
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Sweden
Contacts
Name:   AstraZeneca Sweden Medical Director, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  AstraZeneca
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Provision of informed consent

- Male or female, aged 18-65 years

- History of GERD symptoms during, at least, six months prior to enrolment

- PPI as maintenance treatment during the last 30 days prior to enrolment

- Heartburn as predominant GERD symptom, as judged by the investigator

- Persisting GERD symptoms during the past 7 days prior to visit 1, judged by the
patient as either: 4 days with mild symptoms (i.e. awareness of sign or symptom, but
easily tolerated)or 2 days with moderate (i.e. discomfort sufficient to cause
interference with normal activities) to severe symptoms (i.e. incapacitating, with
inability to perform normal activities)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any treatment with esomeprazole during 30 days prior to enrolment History of
esophageal, gastric or duodenal surgery, except for simple closure of an ulcer

- Current or historical evidence of the following diseases/conditions, as judged by the
investigator:Zollinger-Ellison syndrome,Primary esophageal motility disorder, i.e.
achalasia, scleroderma, primary esophageal spasm,

- Gastric or duodenal ulcers within the last three months, Malabsorbtion

- Malignancy or other concomitant disease with poor prognosis or which may interfere
with the assessments in the study

- Unstable diabetes mellitus. Stable diabetes controlled by diet, oral agents or
insulin is acceptable

- Patients with severe diseases or disorders which may interfere with the conduct of
the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Esomeprazole
Drug: Other PPI marketed in Sweden
Primary Outcome(s)
The proportion of patients free from heartburn
Secondary Outcome(s)
EuroQol 5D questionnaire.
Quality Assurance of GERD Treatment Questionnaire
Serious Adverse Events and Discontinuations due to Adverse Events
Willingness to pay
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease questionnaire.
Secondary ID(s)
D9612L00085
EudraCT-number 2005-000458-57
IMPROVE
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.1 - Version history