A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy Study Comparing 4 Weeks of Treatment With Esomeprazole 20 mg qd and 40 mg qd to Placebo qd in Patients With Heartburn and Sleep Disturbances Associated With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

March 11, 2009 updated by: AstraZeneca
This study includes patients with sleep disturbances associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and has 3 treatment arms. Patients will receive only one of the following treatment arms: esomeprazole 20 mg once daily, esomeprazole 40 mg once daily, matching placebo once daily. The relief to the sleep disturbances will be assessed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • A history of heartburn or acid regurgitation for 3 months or longer or any history of erosive esophagitis.
  • Nightime heartburn averaging at least 2 or 3 times per week and a history of sleep disturbances associated with GERD for 1 month or more.
  • Nightime heartburn graded as moderate or severe on 3 of the last 7 days of the run-in period and sleep disturbances associated with GERD as documented in the run-in diary card on at least 3 of the last 7 days of the run-in period..

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any condition other than GERD that is either the primary cause of, or a significant contributor to the patients sleep disturbance.
  • Shift workers who work between 12am (midnight) and 6am.
  • Sleep medication, antihistamine, benzodiazepine, or anti-anxiety medication use that has not been stable for at least 3 months or is not expected to remain stable during the patients participation in the study.
  • Other diseases / conditions as listed in the protocol.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: Esomeprazole
20mg Oral tablet once daily
Other Names:
  • Nexium
Drug: Esomeprazole
40mg Oral tablet once daily
Other Names:
  • Nexium
Experimental: 2
Drug: Esomeprazole
20mg Oral tablet once daily
Other Names:
  • Nexium
Drug: Esomeprazole
40mg Oral tablet once daily
Other Names:
  • Nexium
Placebo Comparator: 3
Drug: Placebo
Oral once daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Daily patient diary cards to demonstrate whether there is a difference in the relief of nighttime heartburn between esomeprazole 20 mg once daily (E20), and placebo once daily and between esomeprazole 40 mg once daily (E40) in patients with GERD.
Time Frame: Daily diary cards completed by the patients.
Daily diary cards completed by the patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess the impact of treatment with E20 versus placebo and E40 versus placebo on sleep disturbances associated with GERD as measured by:Change in global PSQI score; Complete resolution of sleep disturbances; Relief of sleep disturbances; Perc
Time Frame: Daily diary cards completed by the patients
Daily diary cards completed by the patients
To assess the impact of treatment with E20 versus placebo and E40 versus placebo on heartburn as measured by:Complete resolution of daytime heartburn; Complete resolution of nightime heartburn; Relief of daytime heartburn; Improvement in the fre
Time Frame: Daily diary cards completed by the patients.
Daily diary cards completed by the patients.
To quantify the difference during 4 weeks of treatment between E20 and E40 in patients with GERD as measured by: - Relief of nightime heartburn - Relief of sleep disturbances associated with GERD
Time Frame: Daily diary cards completed by the patients.
Daily diary cards completed by the patients.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

AstraZeneca

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 26, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 26, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2009

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • D961AC00001

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