Thread acupuncture plus standard reflux treatment
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding thread-embedding acupuncture to standard acid-reducing medication helps people with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) feel better. It may offer an extra option for managing symptoms like heartburn and regurgitation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with GERD, with heartburn or regurgitation at least 2 days a week.
- You have not been diagnosed with GERD in the past 8 weeks.
- You are not currently taking certain medications that affect stomach acid or GERD, and have not taken them in the last 14 days.
- You do not have any serious digestive conditions, such as cancer or bleeding, and no alarm symptoms like trouble swallowing or weight loss.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you are not participating in another clinical study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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