Daily intake of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Siebold et Zucc.; Ume) improves symptoms of upper gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Daily intake of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Siebold et Zucc.; Ume) improves symptoms of upper gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - DaJapanese apricot (Ume) improves symptoms of upper gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with GERD

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000013456

Enrollment

1400

Registered

2014-03-19

Start date

2014-03-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participation people in the check-up program in Minabe-cho town.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who have a previous history of surgical resection of gastrointestinal cancer, or H. pylori eradication , and those who have been prescribed a proton pump inhibitor or other digestive medicines are excluded. And those who do not reply to the FSSG questionnaire are excluded. In addition, subjects who regularly take processed JA, for example, JA extract, powdered JA or JA juice, other than dried and pickled JA, are excluded .

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
GERD-related symptoms were examined in Japanese individuals using the validated questionnaire, the Frequency Scale for Symptoms of GERD (FSSG)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakao Maekita

School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University Gastroenterology

maekita@wakayama-med.ac.jp073-441-0627

Outcome results