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Behavioral Intervention

Diaphragm Training for Acid Reflux

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Christopher J Yelvington, DPT

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Adults with complaints of GERD, reflux, and/or heartburn symptoms

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month

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Study Summary

This trial is to see if breathing exercises can help people with GERD.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Treatment GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects will continue with usual care but will also receive diaphragm training (belly breathing) instructions using verbal, visual and tactile cues for proper contraction of the diaphragm as a home program

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

Subject will continue standard of care for GERD symptoms

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Diaphragm Training

2019

N/A

~200

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor

3,207 Previous Clinical Trials

3,766,948 Total Patients Enrolled

Christopher J Yelvington, DPTPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment for this investigation still open?

"According to the clinicaltrials.gov website, this particular medical trial has ended recruitment efforts and is no longer open for enrolment. The study was initially posted on September 24th 2019 and then updated lastly on January 5th 2022; however, there are still 135 other studies actively recruiting participants at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effectiveness of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Reflux Symptoms in Outpatients

C. Joseph Yelvington P.T., D.P.T. 2019. "Effectiveness of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Reflux Symptoms in Outpatients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04120025.