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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring
Published on: December 14, 2020
The effect of acid suppression on sleep patterns and sleep-related gastro-oesophageal reflux
W C Orr1, S Goodrich, J Robert
1Lynn Institute for Healthcare Research, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. worr@lhsi.net
Background:
Several studies have demonstrated that night-time gastro-oesophageal reflux affects sleep quality, and thereby impairs daytime functioning.
Aim:
To determine whether treatment with a proton-pump inhibitor (rabeprazole) would improve both objective and subjective measures of sleep.
Methods:
Individuals with complaints of significant gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were studied by polysomnography and 24-h pH monitoring on two separate nights. On one occasion, participants received 20 mg rabeprazole b.d., and on another they received placebo. Both study conditions were preceded by a week of treatment with either rabeprazole or placebo. The order of treatments was randomized.
Results:
Rabeprazole significantly reduced overall acid reflux, but it did not significantly reduce night-time acid contact. Rabeprazole treatment significantly improved subjective indices of sleep quality. There were no significant differences on objective measures of sleep between placebo and rabeprazole treatment.
Conclusions:
Consistent with other studies of pharmacological treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux, subjective measures of sleep improved with heartburn medication but objective measures were not affected.
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