New hope for kids with heartburn: study tests daily pill

NCT ID NCT02616302

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a daily medicine called dexlansoprazole can safely reduce symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children aged 2 to 11 years who have heartburn but no damage to their esophagus. About 71 children will take the medicine or a placebo for 12 weeks, and parents or children will report symptoms daily using a diary. The goal is to see if the medicine increases the number of days without pain or burning.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastroesophageal reflux disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boca Clinical Trials Mexico S.C.

    Querétaro, Putumayo, 1120, Mexico

  • Centro Medico Imbanaco de Cali S.A

    Cali, 760042, Colombia

  • Childrens Center for Digestive Health Care, LLC

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States

  • Childrens Hospital of The Kings Daughters

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39232, United States

  • Clinical Research Institute S.C.

    Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, 54055, Mexico

  • El Cielo Medical Center

    Puebla City, 72160, Mexico

  • Fundacion Valle del Lili

    Cali, 760032, Colombia

  • GI For Kids

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Gabinet Lekarski Bartosz Korczowski

    Rzeszów, PL, 35-302, Poland

  • Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

    Bogotá, 110231, Colombia

  • In Vivo Osrodek Badan Klinicznych

    Bydgoszcz, 85-048, Poland

  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka", Oddzial Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii, Zaburzen odzywiania i Pediatrii

    Warsaw, 04-730, Poland

  • London Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • National Research Centers

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • SMIQ, S. DE R.L. DE C.V. Queretaro

    Querétaro, 76070, Mexico

  • The University of Chicago

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Utah/ Primary Childrens Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • Women and Children's Health Research Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada