Natural History of Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Children and Adolescents

November 30, 2020 updated by: Harland S. Winter, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

The Natural History of Children With Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Ages 12 to 17 Years)

The goal of this project is to determine the long-term health outcome of children diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). We are inviting subjects that were previously followed in the Pediatric GI programs at Massachusetts General and Children's Hospital, Boston. We have compiled a database of more than 300 subjects that completed diagnostic testing for GER in the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's. Subjects are being contacted initially by mail using a previously approved recruitment letter. Subjects that fail to respond to this recruitment letter are called by phone. In each case, contact information has been abstracted from the Children's Hospital database. Subjects are then given the opportunity to complete a questionnaire either by phone or in hard copy. Subjects receive no compensation for their participation in this study. Subjects will be compared to controls. Controls will complete the same questionnaire as the subjects. Inclusion of potential controls will be determined by a lack of medical history of gastroenterological diseases before the age of 21 and whether the potential control was born within a year of a subject in the study. Controls will receive $25 to participate in the study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

25

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The subjects will be selected from a database of patients seen at Children's Hospital, Boston or Massachusetts General Hospital between 1977 and 1990 who had biopsies or pH probe for symptoms of GERD.

Description

Inclusion Criteria for Subjects:

  • Patients who were evaluated for GERD at the age of 12-17 years, inclusive at Children's Hospital, Boston or Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Positive for GERD per biopsies or pH probe results

Exclusion Criteria for Subjects:

None

Inclusion Criteria for Controls:

  • No GI diseases prior to age 21 including, but not limited to reflux, inflammatory bowel disease,Hirschsprung's disease
  • Date of birth is within 1 year of a subject's date of birth

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Control
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Subject with History of GERD
Children and adolescents ages 12-17 years, inclusive, seen at Children's Hospital, Boston or Massachusetts General Hospital between 1977 and 1990 for symptoms of GERD and also had biopsies and / or a pH probe that was positive for GERD.
Controls with out GERD
Individuals that do not have a history of GERD or other GI problems prior to age 21 and whose date of birth are with in a year of a subjects

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Harland S. Winter, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 2, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AZ-PediGERD
  • 2007-P-000906

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