Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Among College Students

NCT04034017 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ECM
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,878
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a worldwide prevalent gastrointestinal disorder which has negative impacts on quality of life, health and economy. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of GERD among college students in southwestern Saudi Arabia and to evaluate its personal, academic and stress correlates Materials and Methods: Through a cross-sectional study design, a self-reported questionnaire was distributed between a representative sample of students in health and non-health care colleges in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire included data for personal characteristics, academic study, and Arabic versions of GERD questionnaire (GerdQ) and Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale.

Conditions

Gastroesophageal Reflux

Keywords

College students; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; GERD; Prevalence; Perceived stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• prevalence rate of gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD) among college students

  Arabic version of GERD questionnaire (GerdQ) was used to screen for GERD among college students. GERD was considered with a total score value of GerdQ of 8 or more

  1 year

• assess the association of GERD with students' personal data

  examining the associations of GERD with the personal data such as, age (in years) sex (male Vs. female), marital status (married Vs. single), smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker and non-smoker) and family income (sufficient Vs. insufficient)

  1 year

• assess the association of GERD with students' academic data

  the academic data include: college(health care Vs. non-health care colleges) academic year (first year through six year) student's Grade point average (GPA) in the previous academic year

  1 year

• examine the association of GERD with the level of perceived stress

  perceived stress was assessed by using the Arabic version of Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Grading of PSS into low, moderate and high was done as the following: scores ranging from 0-13 was considered low stress; scores ranging from 14-26 was considered moderate stress; scores ranging from 27-40 was considered high perceived stress.

  1 year

Interventions

no intervention OTHER

descriptive study, no intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A representative sample of Students in Health and non-health care colleges in King Khalid U

You may qualify if:

• College students
• Must be cooperative
• Agree to participate

You may not qualify if:

• non cooperative students
• disagree to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Khalid University: lead

Study Sites (1)

King Khalid University

Abhā, 'Asir Region, 61421, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gastroesophageal Reflux

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Esophageal Motility Disorders; Deglutition Disorders; Esophageal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 23, 2019
• First Posted: July 26, 2019
• Study Start: September 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2019
• Study Completion: July 18, 2019
• Last Updated: July 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)