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CompletedNCT00637988

Barrett's Esophagus - 315 - 3 Way Cross Over

A Multicenter, Open-label, Four-way Crossover Study of the Effects of Esomeprazole, Aspirin and Rofecoxib on Prostaglandin (PGE2) Production, Cyclooxygenase-2 Enzyme Activity and PCNA Expression in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32 (estimated)
Sponsor
AstraZeneca · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates PGE2 production, COX-2 enzyme activity and PCNA expression in Barrett's metaplastic tissue. All patients will have a baseline endoscopy with multiple biopsies. The patients will then be receive four dosing regimens (esomeprazole, esomeprazole and aspirin, esomeprazole and rofecoxib, or rofecoxib alone) consecutively each for a 10 day dosing period, whilst undergoing further follow up endoscopies and multiple biopsies.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGEsomeprazole40mg twice daily
DRUGAspirin
DRUGRofecoxib25mg once daily

Timeline

Start date
2002-04-01
Primary completion
2003-06-01
Completion
2003-06-01
First posted
2008-03-18
Last updated
2011-01-21

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00637988. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.