Clinical trialNCT05570448RecruitingInterventional

Anti-Reflux Endoscopic TX Using APC (AREA) in GERD Patients: (The AREA Study)

SponsorMidwest Veterans' Biomedical Research FoundationEnrollment36Gastro Esophageal Reflux

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Summary

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This will be a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy and safety of ARAT (intervention group) in patients with chronic GERD symptoms (typical symptoms of GERD, i.e. heartburn or acid reflux/regurgitation at least twice a week) for the last 6 months. Patients must have a positive pH test and a negative manometry (no treatment) procedure.

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Investigators

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Madhav Desai, MD
Kansas City VA Hospital
Study Director
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Prateek Sharma, MD
Kansas City VA Hospital
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Kansas City Va Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Abhilash Perisetti, MDMadhav Desai, MDPrateek Sharma, MD
Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 15 Feb 2022
Primary completion: 1 Feb 2027
Completion: 1 Apr 2027
Last update posted: 27 Feb 2026
Registered enrollment: 36
Registry id: NCT05570448

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