Symptoms and Management Strategies in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Epidemiological Study to Assess the Symptom Patterns and Management Strategies in Patients Consulting With Persistent GERD Symptoms in Primary Care

This a non-interventional multi-centre study to evaluate the symptom load and management strategies in PPI-treated GERD patients with persistent GERD symptoms..

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of informed consent
• Subjects with a diagnosis of GERD and with predominant typical GERD symptoms: heartburn/regurgitation
• Subjects who fail to obtain satisfactory symptomatic response after their first full course (4-8 weeks) of standard dose PPI (once a day)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to read and/or understand Patient Reported Outcomes questionnaires
• Subjects where the only reason for the visit is renewing the prescription
• A history of an incomplete response to PPI treatment prior to current course of treatment