New hope for heartburn sufferers: study tests combo therapy for NERD
NCT ID NCT07174882
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new combination treatment for non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), a common form of GERD that causes heartburn and other symptoms. The treatment adds therapies to strengthen the esophagus's natural barrier on top of standard acid-reducing medication. Researchers will track symptom changes and measure improvements in the esophageal lining in 60 adults over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- complex therapy (acid-suppressive medication plus treatments to strengthen esophageal lining)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective treatment for NERD, especially for patients who don't get relief from standard acid-blocking drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The complex therapy may not prove better than standard care, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Outpatient both gender from 18 to 75 years old
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. The availability of written informed consent from the patient to participate in the study. 2. Patients aged over 18 years. 3. Gender: both men and women. 4. The patient must be able to independently fill out questionnaires and assess their condition using scales. 5. A confirmed diagnosis of non-erosive reflux disease. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The voluntary withdrawal of consent to participate in the study by the patient. 2. Pregnancy. 3. The patient experienced a serious adverse event, the relationship of which to the study drug is classified as definite, probable, or possible. 4. The patient is receiving/requires additional treatment that may affect the efficacy parameters being studied. 5. Protocol violations that, in the opinion of the investigator, are significant for the results of the clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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V.Kh.Vasilenko Clinic of Propedeutics of Internal Diseases, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University). Gastroenterology department, outpatient clinic.
Moscow, 119991, Russia
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