Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Primary Care Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms

A Cross-sectional Study on the Prevalence of GERD in Primary Care Patients With Upper GI Symptoms Using the GERD-Q. The Bulgarian GERD-Q Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01020890

Enrollment

2210

Registered

2009-11-26

Start date

2009-11-30

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2010-07-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Keywords

GERD diagnosis, GERD-Q, GERD patients' characteristics, GERD

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to provide data on the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prevalence as percentage of patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that are identified with GERD using the Gerd-Q Questionnaire.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms

Exclusion criteria

* History of oesophageal, gastric or duodenal surgery * Current treatment with antiinflammatory drugs, including OTC * Current treatment with proton pump inhibitors ang H2-blockers

Countries

Bulgaria

Outcome results