Trial reportDigestive diseases and sciences2019
Short-Term Symptomatic Relief in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Comparative Study of Esomeprazole and Vonoprazan.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Potassium-competitive Acid Blockers Versus Proton Pump Inhibitors for Erosive Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Pooled it
- A comparison of efficacy and safety of potassium-competitive acid blocker and proton pump inhibitor in gastric acid-related diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fexuprazan compared with esomeprazole in erosive esophagitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Trial
- 2025 Focused Update of the Seoul Consensus on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Evidence-based Recommendations on Acid Suppressive Therapy.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Review
- Efficacy and safety of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradicatingCaspian journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Potassium-Competitive Acid Blockers and Proton Pump Inhibitors: The Dynamic Duo of Acid Blockers.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Article
- Review
- RETRACTED: A Phase III Head-to-Head Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Fexuprazan and Esomeprazole in Treating Patients with Erosive Esophagitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker Versus Proton Pump Inhibitor: A Pilot Study on Comparable Efficacy in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux-Related Cough.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2024Article
- Network meta-analysis of multiple doses of vonoprazan for the treatment of erosive esophagitis.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2023Review
- Incidence and type of adverse events in patients taking vonoprazan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2023Article
- The six-question Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) cannot accurately quantify reflux and reflux-associated symptoms frequency.Gastroenterology report · 2022Article
- Design characteristics of comparative effectiveness trials for the relief of symptomatic dyspepsia: A systematic review.Integrative medicine research · 2021Review
- How Does Vonoprazan Affect the Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis?Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Pharmacological Management of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease: An Update of the State-of-the-Art.Drug design, development and therapy · 2021Review
- Efficacy and Safety of Esomeprazole for the Treatment of Reflux Symptoms in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Review
- [Impact of P-CABs in the Treatment of Acid-related Diseases: an Evidence Review].Acta gastroenterologica LatinoamericanaReview
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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11 authors.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimProton pump inhibitors and vonoprazan (a potassium-competitive acid blocker) are recommended as first-line treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, few reports have investigated the onset of action of these agents for GERD symptom relief. The present study compared the symptom relief of esomeprazole with that of vonoprazan via monitoring self-reported GERD symptoms after treatment initiation.
methodsThis was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel group, comparative clinical study between esomeprazole (20 mg/day) and vonoprazan (20 mg/day) administered for 4 weeks to patients with GERD symptoms. Patients who had scores ≥ 8 on the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) were defined as having GERD and enrolled in this study. Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the esomeprazole group (n = 30) or the vonoprazan group (n = 30). Treatment response rates in each drug group were evaluated according to the GerdQ. The Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of GERD (FSSG) scores from the 1st day after treatment initiation and the Global Overall Symptom (GOS) scale scores during treatment were also evaluated.
resultsAt 4 weeks, the treatment response rates for symptom relief according to the GerdQ were 88.0% in the esomeprazole group and 81.8% in the vonoprazan group. The GOS scales, which reflect the impact of GERD symptoms, were similar for both groups. The FSSG scores decreased from the 1st to the 14th day in both groups.
conclusionsThere were no substantial differences in the symptom relief between the two groups at any time point in this short-term study.
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