After vonoprazan (20mg/day) or esomeprazole (20mg/day) for 4weeks is prescribed for patients with erosive esophagitis diagnosed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, the number of patients who will visit our outpatient clinic again due to some reasons without any appointments is compared with vonoprazan group and esomeprazole.
1. Patients who have erosive esophagitis diagnosed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy is enrolled. 2. Vonoprazan (20mg/day) or esomeprazole (20mg/day) is prescribed for 4weeks the patients randomly without next appointments. 3. Some patients may visit our outpatient clinic again due to some reasons without any appointments. 4. The number of the patients who revisit our outpatient clinic again is compared with vonoprazan group and esomeprazole.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
Vonoprazan (20mg/day) is prescribed for 4 weeks.
esomeprazole (20mg/day)
Showa Inan General hospital
Komagane, Nagano, Japan
The number of patients who revisit our outpatient clinic after the prescription without any appointments
The need to revisit our outpatient clinic again without any appointments may show the patients' satisfaction or dissatisfaction after the prescription of vonoprazan or esomeprazole. The difference in the number between the two groups may show the difference in the effectiveness between the two medicines.
Time frame: 3 months
Change of the main symptom with patients after/before medication when the patients revisit again
The ratio of the degree of the main symptom after/before taking the medicine Good 0%- Bad 100%
Time frame: 3 months
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