To Determine if Sleep Deprivation Results in Increased Esophageal Acid Exposure

Completed

Conditions studied: Gastroesophageal Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if sleep deprivation results in increased esophageal acid exposure in healthy controls and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01093339

Run by

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

People needed

50

Starts

2006-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male/Female - 18-80
• 2 or more episodes of heartburn a week for last 3 months

You may not qualify if…

• Previous upper GI surgery
• Underlying co-morbidity
• Narcotic medications
• Psychotropic's and Benzodiazapines medications
• Hx of psychological abnormalities
• Hx of ETOH in previous 6 mos.
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Neuropathy
• Seizures
• Sleep Apnea
• Co-morbidity that interfere w/sleep
• Women who are pregnant, or childbearing yrs, not on BC

Where it is running

• SArizonaVAHCS — Tucson, Arizona, United States

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