New GERD drug aims to heal esophagus damage when standard treatments fail
NCT ID NCT05055128
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called X842 in people with severe erosive esophagitis caused by GERD (chronic acid reflux). Participants have either severe esophagus damage (grades C or D) or milder damage that hasn't healed after 8 weeks of standard treatment. The trial compares X842 with the common medication lansoprazole to see which better heals the esophagus after 4 weeks, and tracks symptoms during a follow-up period. The goal is to find the right dose for future larger studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- X842
- What this could lead to
- If successful, X842 could offer a new treatment option for people with severe GERD-related esophagitis that hasn't healed with standard medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 dose-finding study, so results may not confirm effectiveness. Side effects are still being evaluated, and the drug may not outperform existing treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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248 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 40 kg/m\^2 at screening. 2. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with endoscopically confirmed esophagitis: * LA grade C or D ≤7 days before randomization (with or without historical PPI treatment) or * LA grade A or B ≤7 days before randomization and history of treatment with the standard healing course of PPI for minimum of 8 weeks prior to screening and ≤7 days of non-treatment during this period and at least partial symptom response during the minimum of 8 weeks of PPI treatment. 3. Willing and able to comply with all aspects of the protocol (including capsule swallowing, diary completion, etc.). 4. Capable of signing informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History or presence of any clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, or neurological disease or disorder. 2. Patients with so-called "alarm features" in symptomatology, like odynophagia, severe dysphagia, bleeding, weight loss, anemia, and blood in stool pointing to a possible malignant disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. 3. Present clinically significant psychiatric diagnosis. 4. History of malignancy of any organ system. 5. Presence of esophageal ulcer, stricture, Barrett´s esophagus or suspected esophagitis secondary to infection, inflammatory disease, ingestion of erosive chemicals or history of any surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter the Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) status or the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of drugs. 6. Known severe atrophic gastritis. 7. Any planned major surgery within the duration of the study. 8. History of a positive result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBcAg), or antibody to Hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) or presence of these findings on screening. 9. History of long QTc syndrome (e.g. QTc ≥450 ms for males and ≥470 ms for females). 10. Cardiac arrhythmias or any clinically significant abnormalities in the resting 12-lead ECG at the time of screening, as judged by the Investigator. 11. History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing allergy/hypersensitivity. 12. Current or history of alcohol, drug abuse and/or use of anabolic steroids within 2 years prior to screening. 13. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 14. Patients who have previously participated (completed or withdrawn) in this study CX842A2201.
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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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2-nd MHAT
Sofia, Sofia, 1202, Bulgaria
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A. Aladashvili clinic LLC
Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, 0102, Georgia
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Bekes Megyei Kozponti Korhaz, Dr.Rethy Pal Tagkorhaz
Békéscsaba, Bekes County, 5600, Hungary
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Centrum Medyczne Melita Medical
Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-449, Poland
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ClinExpert Kft.
Budapest, Pest County, 1032, Hungary
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DCC XIV Sofia
Sofia, Sofia-Grad, 1404, Bulgaria
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DCC XIV Sofia
Sofia, Sofia-Grad, 1408, Bulgaria
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DCC-1 Sliven
Plovdiv, Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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Diagnostive Consultative Center-1 Sliven
Sliven, Sliven, 8800, Bulgaria
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ETG Skierniewice
Skierniewice, 96-100, Poland
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ETG Zamosc
Zamość, 22-400, Poland
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Emergency Cardiology Center named by acad. G. Chapidze
Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia
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EuroMediCare Szpital Specjalistyczny z Przychodnia
Wroclaw, 50-449, Poland
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EuroMediCare Szpital Specjalistyczny z Przychodnia
Wroclaw, 54-144, Poland
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Genesis Clinical Research - Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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KNP "Odeska oblasna klinichna likarnia" Odeskoi oblasnoi rady"
Odesa, Odesa Oblast, 65025, Ukraine
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KU "6-A miska klinichna likarnia"
Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 69035, Ukraine
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LTD Israeli-Georgian Medical Research Clinic "Helsicore"
Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, 0112, Georgia
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LTD TSMU and Ingorokva High Medical Technology University Clinic
Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, 0141, Georgia
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LTD"Brothers"
Batumi, Adjara, 6010, Georgia
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MHAT "Kaspela"
Plovdiv, Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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MHAT "Sveti Ivan Rilski" - Sofia
Sofia, Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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Medical Center "Biomed 99" Ltd
Vidin, 3700, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Excelsior
Sofia, Sofia, 1407, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Excelsior
Sofia, Sofia-Grad, 1233, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Hera - Gastroenterology office
Sliven, Sliven, 8800, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Hera - Gastroenterology office
Sofia, Sofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Medconsult Pleven
Pleven, Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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Medical Center New Rehabilitation Center EOOD
Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, 6003, Bulgaria
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Medical Center Prolet EOOD
Rousse, Ruse, 7000, Bulgaria
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Medical Centre Asklepii
Dupnitsa, Dupnitsa, 2600, Bulgaria
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Medychnyi Tsentr TOV "KHELS KLINIK" - viddil Gasrtroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology
Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, 21009, Ukraine
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Mhat "Hristo Botev"
Vratsa, Vratsa, 3000, Bulgaria
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NZOZ "Centrum Medyczne KERMED"
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-681, Poland
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Oblasna komunalna ustanova "Chernivetska oblasna klinichna likarnia"
Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, 58001, Ukraine
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Oswiecimskie Centrum Badan Klinicznych Medicome Sp. z o.o.
Oświęcim, 32-600, Poland
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Pannonia Maganorvosi Centrum Kft
Budapest, Budapest, H-1136, Hungary
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ResTrial GastroEndo s.r.o.
Prague, 143 00, Czechia
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Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar
Szeged, Csongrád megye, H-6725, Hungary
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Szpital Zakonu Bonifratrow Sw. Jana Bozego w Lodzi
Lodz, Lódzkie, 90-302, Poland
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Twoja Przychodnia - Szczecinskie Centrum Medyczne
Szczecin, 71-270, Poland
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Zvezdara University Medical Center
Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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