Overview

Treatment of Rumination by Biofeedback - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Rumination syndrome is characterized by effortless recurrent regurgitation of recently ingested food into the mouth, with consequent expulsion or re-chewing and swallowing. In a previous study the investigators showed that rumination is produced by an unperceived, somatic response to food ingestion. After having identified the key mechanisms of rumination, the investigators developed an original EMG guided biofeedback technique with specific targets for correction, based on EMG-guided control of abdomino-thoracic muscular activity, and in a pilot study the investigators showed the potential effectivity of this treatment. The current aim is to validate this previous uncontrolled observation by a formal placebo-controlled, randomized trial.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Rumination syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

- Relevant organic disease