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A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind Phase III Clinical Trial to Assess and Compare to the Efficacy and Safety of Lafutidine, Famotidine and Omeprazole-referenced in Korean Erosive Esophagitis Patients

A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind Phase III Clinical Trial to Assess and Compare to the Efficacy and Safety of Lafutidine, Famotidine and Omeprazole-referenced in Koran Erosive Esophagitis Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01499368
Enrollment
495
Registered
2011-12-26
Start date
2011-11-30
Completion date
2012-11-30
Last updated
2025-01-15

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

Conditions

Erosive Esophagitis

Brief summary

To evaluate the healing rate and safety of Lafutidine in erosive esophagitis

Interventions

Lafutidine 20mg/day

DRUGFamotidine

Famotidine 40mg/day

DRUGOmeprazole

Omeprazole 20mg/day

Sponsors

Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who had symptoms of heartburn with a diagnosis of grade A to D reflux esophagitis according to the Los Angeles classification

Exclusion criteria

* Gastric or duodenal ulcers (excluding ulcer scars) * Concurrent presence of Barrett's esophagus * A history of a poor response to H2RA or PPI given in the recommended dose for 8 weeks * Other conditions considered by the attending physician to potentially affect the assessment of efficacy and safety

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recovery Rates of Reflux Esophagitis8 weeksRecovery rates of reflux esophagitis on the Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy test after 8 week treatment-FAS

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'4 or 8 weekThe proportion of days without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 week treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sesation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain
The Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'4 or 8 weekThe proportion of daytimes without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 week treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sensation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain
The Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'4 or 8 weekThe proportion of Nighttimes without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sensation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Lafutidine
Lafutidine 20mg/day Lafutidine: Lafutidine 20mg/day
165
Famotidine
Famotidine 40mg/day Famotidine: Famotidine 40mg/day
162
Omeprazole
Omeprazole 20mg/day Omeprazole: Omeprazole 20mg/day
167
Total494

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event402
Overall StudyDeviation from visit window001
Overall StudyDid not meet I/E criteria844
Overall StudyError of Prescriptions001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up325
Overall StudyPhysician Decision010
Overall StudyProhibited Concomitant medication110
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject11108

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLafutidineFamotidineOmeprazoleTotal
Age, Continuous
Age, Mean+-STD (years)
50.20 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.57
51.25 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.76
49.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.84
50.36 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.39
Age, Continuous53.00 years53.00 years50.00 years52.00 years
Age, Customized
20 years~ 29 years
18 Participants10 Participants16 Participants44 Participants
Age, Customized
30 years ~ 39 years
22 Participants23 Participants30 Participants75 Participants
Age, Customized
40 years ~ 49 years
25 Participants30 Participants32 Participants87 Participants
Age, Customized
50 years ~ 59 years
55 Participants49 Participants41 Participants145 Participants
Age, Customized
60 years ~ 69 years
36 Participants40 Participants37 Participants113 Participants
Age, Customized
70 years ~ 74 years
9 Participants10 Participants11 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
60 Participants48 Participants46 Participants154 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
105 Participants114 Participants121 Participants340 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
36 / 16530 / 16234 / 167
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1650 / 1623 / 167

Outcome results

Primary

Recovery Rates of Reflux Esophagitis

Recovery rates of reflux esophagitis on the Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy test after 8 week treatment-FAS

Time frame: 8 weeks

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
LafutidineRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisRecovered101 Participants
LafutidineRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisNot recovered43 Participants
FamotidineRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisRecovered92 Participants
FamotidineRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisNot recovered53 Participants
OmeprazoleRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisRecovered126 Participants
OmeprazoleRecovery Rates of Reflux EsophagitisNot recovered21 Participants
p-value: 0.05Chi-squared
Secondary

The Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'

The proportion of days without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 week treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sesation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain

Time frame: 4 or 8 week

Population: Missing = Lafutidine(5) , Omeprazole(1)

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LafutidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.77 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.27
LafutidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.64 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.31
LafutidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.77 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.27
FamotidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.67 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.32
FamotidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.56 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.32
FamotidineThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.67 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.32
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.69 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.3
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.82 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.24
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Days Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.82 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.24
p-value: 0.05Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Secondary

The Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'

The proportion of daytimes without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 week treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sensation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain

Time frame: 4 or 8 week

Population: Missing = Lafutidine(5) , Omeprazole(1)

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LafutidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.83 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.23
LafutidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.74 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.27
LafutidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.83 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.23
FamotidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.76 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.28
FamotidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.68 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.29
FamotidineThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.76 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.28
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.77 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.27
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.87 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.2
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Daytimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.87 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.2
Secondary

The Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'

The proportion of Nighttimes without 'Cardinal symptom' after 4 or 8 treatment-FAS 'Cardinal symptom': Burning sensation in the chest, Acid reflux, Heartburn including chest pain

Time frame: 4 or 8 week

Population: Missing = Lafutidine(5) , Omeprazole(1)

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
LafutidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.87 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.19
LafutidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.75 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.27
LafutidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.87 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.19
FamotidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.78 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.29
FamotidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.78 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.29
FamotidineThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.72 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.3
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 40.82 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.23
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 8(LOCF)0.89 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.18
OmeprazoleThe Proportion of Nighttimes Without 'Cardinal Symptom'week 80.89 proportion of daysStandard Deviation 0.18

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026