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Study aim
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Aim of this was evaluation of acetylene in comparison with oral pantoprazole in controlling gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms in patients referred to gastroenterology clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital.
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Design
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This assessment was a phase 3 clinical trial and was conducted on patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. At first, symptoms were recorded according to RSI questionnaire. If they scored more than 13, reflux disease was diagnosed. Patients divided into two groups of 30, and each group received pentaprazole 40 mg daily before breakfast, first group received acetylene before bedtime, and second group continued to take same treatment as Pentoprazole, duration of protocol was 6 weeks. Patients in 3 and 6 weeks were evaluated for clinical manifestations.
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Settings and conduct
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This study was carried out as a clinical trial at gastroenterology clinic of Erfan Hospital in Tehran, also study will also be single blinded and patients will be blinded in study.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients completing an consent more than 18 years of age, non-smokers and approved for diagnosis of reflux disease with clinical and paraclinical findings are considered as a study group. Also patient's should not be in life-threatening, not participate in another clinical trial at same time and should not be treated with interfering drugs before intervention, they are considered as a research group. Also, pregnant patients, psychiatric and veterans, due to pulmonary symptoms, with any severe complications in use of medications, exacerbation of signs during study and treatment discontinuation, will be excluded from study.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: In this group, pantoprazole is used 40 mg before breakfast and acetylene 60 mg before bedtime. Control group: In this group, pantoprazole is used 40 mg before breakfast.
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Main outcome variables
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Gastro-esophageal reflux