Clinical trial: lansoprazole 15 or 30 mg once daily vs. placebo for treatment of frequent nighttime heartburn in self-treating subjects

Autor: M. B. Fennerty, Andrew M. Snoddy, David A. Peura, D. S. Riff
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 30:459-468
ISSN: 1365-2036
0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04064.x
Popis: Summary Background Frequent nighttime heartburn is common. Lansoprazole 15 mg is indicated for treatment of heartburn and other gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-related symptoms. Aim To evaluate the efficacy and safety of lansoprazole in self-treating subjects with frequent nocturnal heartburn. Methods A total of 864 subjects with heartburn on ≥2 days/week over the past month were randomized to double-blind treatment with lansoprazole 15 or 30 mg or placebo each morning. Endpoints were percentage of nighttimes without heartburn (primary), percentage of 24-h days without heartburn and percentage of subjects without heartburn on day 1. Results Mean percentage of nighttimes without heartburn was significantly greater with lansoprazole 15 mg (61.3%) or lansoprazole 30 mg (61.7%) vs. placebo (47.8%) over 14 days (P
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