Anthropometry in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Esophageal Injury
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Conditions studied: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
In brief
Is waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference (WC), (as markers of visceral adiposity) associated with an increase in acidic and non acidic reflux as well as systemic inflammation involving esophageal mucosa, thereby increasing esophageal injury and predisposing to subsequent development of Barrett's esophagus (BE)?
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01570842
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2011-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-03-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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