Influence of Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) on Gastro-oesophageal Reflux (GOR).

November 6, 2017 updated by: Filip Van Ginderdeuren, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Influence of Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) on Gastro-oesophageal Reflux (GOR) in Infants

The study evaluates the effect on gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) of infants sitting in a stable upright position during 20 min. This is an addendum to the previous study with record number clinical trials.gov NCT02124863

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Brussels
      • Jette, Brussels, Belgium, 1090
        • UZBrussel

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 1 year (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Each child under the age of one year that was referred for 24h pH-MII monitoring to exclude pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • : prematurity (gestational age less than 37 weeks), the use of anti-reflux medication and reflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: sitting position
infants are in a sitting position for 20 minutes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
number of reflux episodes
Time Frame: 20 minutes
number of reflux episodes is counted over 20 min period of time
20 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 8, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 6, 2017

Last Verified

November 1, 2017

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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