Functional Dyspepsia Treatment Using Virtual Reality

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Functional Dyspepsia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using virtual reality to treat gastrointestinal symptoms related to functional dyspepsia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05836597

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

30

Starts

2024-04-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Symptoms of dyspepsia thought to represent functional dyspepsia, meeting Rome IV criteria
• Had an upper endoscopy and assessment for Helicobacter pylori; if a patient is found to have H. pylori, treatment with confirmed eradication (by stool antigen test or urea breath test) will be required before the patient is eligible for study inclusion.
• Patients will be considered for the study if they have undergone a complete history and physical examination during a previously scheduled consultation/evaluation visit with a gastroenterologist in the Mayo Clinic Florida General GI or Motility clinic.

You may not qualify if…

• Symptoms are thought to represent an organic disorder (e.g., peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, type I diabetes, a known malignancy, radiation-induced injury, an active infection, vasculitis, celiac disease), or patients have known uncontrolled GERD, esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, or untreated H. pylori.
• Patients with gastroparesis or cyclic vomiting syndrome.
• Patients with prior surgery to the esophagus, stomach or duodenum.
• Patients taking opioids.
• Patients with motion sickness, vertigo, or a seizure disorder
• IBS symptoms are not predominant.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida, United States (enrolling)

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