A Study to Evaluate the Role of Alternative Medicine in Difficult to Treat GERD Patients

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

In brief

Patients with refractory GERD on BID PPI's assigned to the acupuncture group will have significant improvement in their symptoms after receiving acupuncture for 6 weeks as compared to sham acupuncture given for the same duration. Primary Aim 1:To determine the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of refractory GERD. Participants with refractory GERD on BID PPIs randomized to yoga will have a significant relief in the symptoms of reflux. Primary Aim 2:To determine the efficacy of yoga in the treatment of refractory GERD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00591877

Run by

Midwest Biomedical Research

People needed

0

Starts

2012-12-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients must be a Kansas City VA Hospital patient.
• 18 yrs or older.
• agreeable to randomization.
• patients with refractory GERD on bid PPI.
• negative endoscopy in the last 5 yrs.
• able to follow simple instructions and perform simple exercises.
• capable of giving informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• GERD with known complications e.g. peptic stricture.
• Hepatitis C.
• HIV.
• Peripheral neuropathy.
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Previous acupuncture.
• any other major co morbidity e.g. scleroderma etc.
• chronic anticoagulation.
• pregnancy/lactation.
• prior h/o esophageal surgery.
• H/o of Barrett's esophagus.
• Esophageal cancer.

Where it is running

• Kansas city VA Medical center — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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