A Phase 3, Double-Blind Study of TAK-438 (20 mg) in the Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TAK-438 (20 mg Once-Daily) compared to AG-1749 (30mg Once-Daily) in Patients with Erosive Esophagitis

Status

Unknown

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT2080221567

Enrollment

400

Registered

2011-09-07

Start date

2011-09-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Erosive esophagitis

Interventions

investigational material(s) Generic name etc : TAK-438 INN of investigational material : Therapeutic category code : 232 Agents for peptic ulcer Dosage and Administration for Investigational material

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.At Visit 1 (start of the observation period), the participant must have endoscopically confirmed erosive esophagitis of Grade A to D, as defined by the LA classification grading system, and the target number of participants who are clearly Grade C or D is 30% (120 participants) or more of the total participants. 2.Outpatient (including inpatient for examination)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with an esophagus-related complication (eosinophilic esophagitis, esophageal varices, scleroderma, viral or fungal infection, esophageal stenosis, etc.), a history of radiotherapy or cryotherapy of the esophagus, a caustic or physiochemical trauma (esophageal sclerotherapy, etc.). However, participants with Schatzki's ring (mucosal tissue ring around inferior esophageal sphincter) or Barrett's esophagus are allowed to be included. 2. Participants who have received surgery or treatment affecting gastroesophageal reflux (cardioplasty, dilation of esophageal stenosis [excluding Schatzki's ring], etc.), or who have a history of surgery of stomach or duodenum (excluding removal of benign polyp under endoscopy) 3. Participants who have acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric or duodenal ulcer (mucosal defect with white coating) within 30 days prior to Visit 1 (start of the observation period). However, participants with gastric or duodenal erosions are allowed to be included. 4. Participants with a previous or current history of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, or other gastric acid hypersecretion disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Endoscopic healing rate over 8 weeks of erosive esophagitis Endoscopic healing of erosive esophagitis is defined as those participants who have endoscopically confirmed EE of Grade O as defined by the Los Angeles (LA) Classification Grading System. Timeframe: Week 8	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Endoscopic healing rate over 2 and 4 weeks of erosive esophagitis Timeframe: Weeks 2 and 4	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026