Twice Daily Prevacid for the Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with twice-daily Lansoprazole 30mg (Prevacid 30mg) and behavioral modifications for reflux is superior to treatment with behavioral modifications for reflux alone in the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).
Conditions: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.
Primary outcome: To compare the efficacy of twice daily Lansoprazole 30mg to placebo in the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms and findings..
Enrollment: 59 participants.
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 59 participants or records.
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