Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Conditions
Keywords
GERD, Dyspepsia, Education, Information
Brief summary
Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (heart-burn, acid regurgitation)may benefit from an educational program explaining the medical aspects of the disease, self-management strategies and how to deal with health services. We hypothesized that patients having participated in an educational program would experience an improved quality of life when compared to patients who did not take part (controls).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPatient education
An educational program: Three lessons spaced over 2 weeks.
Sponsors
Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* heartburn and acid regurgitation the dominant symptom * needing relief at least 5 days/ week when symptoms were at their worst * disease history at least 3 months * ability to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* current or previous esophagitis stage 2(Savary-Miller) or greater or peptic ulc * continuous need of proton pump inhibitors or NSAIDs * wish for surgical treatment * earlier surgical treatment in the GI-tract * pregnancy * alcohol or drug abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life | one year |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed