Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon®, 4 × ...

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At inclusion, PP population characteristics were comparable between groups (Table 1) and did not differ from those of the ITT population (data not shown). The mean age of included patients (PP ...