Positional Therapy with LEFT Device for Acid Reflux

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen byRonnie Fass, MD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: MetroHealth Medical Center

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?This trial tests a new wearable device called LEFT, designed to help people with nighttime acid reflux by encouraging them to sleep on their left side. The device gently vibrates when it detects the user is not on their left side, helping to reduce acid reflux and improve sleep quality. The study focuses on adults who experience frequent nighttime GERD symptoms that disrupt their sleep.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over 18 with proven GERD who experience nighttime heartburn at least three times a week. Participants must be able to read and complete questionnaires, have a compatible mobile phone, and agree to sleep positioning therapy using the LEFT device.

Inclusion Criteria

I agree to follow sleep positioning therapy.

I am over 18 and have GERD with frequent nighttime heartburn.

Able to read, understand, and complete study questionnaires

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Exclusion Criteria

I am under 18 years old.

Participant Groups

The study tests the LEFT device, an electronic wearable that trains patients to sleep on their left side using gentle vibrations. It aims to reduce nocturnal acid reflux symptoms in GERD patients by encouraging a specific sleeping position.

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: LEFT Device ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects in this arm will wear the LEFT device for 1 month