The Effect of Postural Correctional Interventions on the Quality of Life of Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The main aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of postural correctional exercises and interventions on the severity of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as well as the quality of life of patients afflicated with this disease. The main questions this study aims to answer is: 1. Do postural correctional exercises reduce the symptoms of GERD? 2. Do postural correctional exercises improve the quality of life of individuals afflicted with GERD? The experimental group in this study will undergo real postural correctional exercises whereas the control group will undergo sham postural correctional interventions and then the two groups will be compared post-treatment based on GERD severity of symptoms as well as quality of life of the patients afflicted with GERD.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Ages between 18 and 60.

• Diagnosed with GERD by a primary medical doctor.

• Patients with a kyphosis angle greater than 30 degrees.

• A score of 8 or greater on the Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of GERD (FSSG) which is considered positive.

Locations
Other Locations
Lebanon
Beirut Arab University
RECRUITING
Beirut
Contact Information
Primary
Ahmed M ElMelhat, PhD
a.melhat@bau.edu.lb
+20 111 259 5022
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Real Postural Correction Group
The experimental group will receive real thoracic spine hyperkyphosis treatment. This treatment is focused around impairments that are linked with spinal kyphosis such as spinal extensor muscle weakness, anterior muscle chain tightness, and thoracic spine hypomobility. The participants will undergo spinal strengthening exercises, thoracic spine tight musculature stretching, and finally thoracic spine mobility exercises. All exercises will follow a 3 set parameter rule with patient tolerance kept in mind.
Sham_comparator: Sham Postural Correction Group
The control group will receive sham thoracic kyphosis treatment comprised an hour of social interaction with similar participants where a blinded therapist will provide educational tips for dealing with kyphosis along with educational reading material for each participant.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Kyphosis
Sponsors
Leads: Cairo University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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