Comparison of a "Step-Up" Versus a "Step-Down" Treatment Strategy for Patients With New Onset Dyspepsia in General Practice (The DIAMOND-Study)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-01-01

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine which treatment strategy, the step-up or the step-down treatment strategy, is the most cost-effective treatment for patients with new onset dyspepsia in primary care.

• Phase: N/A

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Radboud University
• Collaborator: ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
• Treatments: Aluminum Hydroxide; Antacids; Anti-Ulcer Agents; Histamine H2 Antagonists; Magnesium Oxide; Pantoprazole; Proton Pump Inhibitors; Ranitidine; Ranitidine bismuth citrate