A prospective, open label, study designed to assess the affect of the Reflux Band® UES Assist Device (Reflux Band) on reflux in patients that have undergone lung transplantation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The Reflux Band is to be worn when sleeping by lung transplant patients for 4 weeks starting 8 weeks after transplant.
UF Health at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGChange in pepsin levels
The presence of reflux will be assessed by measuring levels of pepsin in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Time frame: Baseline; Week 4; Week 8
Change in amylase levels
The presence of reflux will be assessed by measuring levels of amylase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Time frame: Baseline; Week 4; Week 8
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