Influence of Expiration Lente Prolongée on Gastro-oesophageal Reflux

Vrije Universiteit Brussel55 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specific airway clearance technique, l'Expiration Lente Prolongée (ELPr), induces or aggravates gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants under the age of one year. Infants referred to hospital for a multichannel intraluminal impedance pH (pH-MII) monitoring are included in this study. Participation is only possible after signing the informal consent by one of the parents.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gastro-esophageal Reflux

Interventions

expiration lente prolongéeOTHER

l'Expiration Lente Prolongée (ELPr) is a passive technique to enhance the expiration used in infants, obtained by a slow and increasing manual thoraco-abdominal pression applied at the end of a spontaneous expiration till the residual volume. The aim is to obtain a bigger expired volume compared to a normal expiration and drain the mucus out of the airways (Postiaux 2003). This technique has been invented by Guy Postiaux and is used in the Chest Physiotherapy (CPT).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 365 Days

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infants under the age of one year and on suspicion of GOR who were referred for 24h impedance-pH monitoring are included in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * prematurity (gestational age less than 37 weeks), * the use of anti-reflux medication and reflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication)

Locations (1)

UZ Brussel

Jette, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of refluxes

Time frame: 20 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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