Diaphragmatic Breathing for the Treatment of Bloating and Distension

Mayo Clinic

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Bloating

Treatments: Behavioral: Diaphragmatic Breathing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06596759

24-002905

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of diaphragmatic breathing using the validated Mayo Bloating Questionnaire.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Referred for breath testing for the indication of bloating.

Exclusion criteria

• Not referred for breath testing for the indication of bloating.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 1 patient group

Diaphragmatic Breathing

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will complete the Mayo Bloating Questionnaire (MBQ) before referral to a physical therapist for in diaphragmatic breathing (DB) techniques over a 30-minute session. The patient will be instructed to complete 5-10 minutes of diaphragmatic breathing twice a day for a period of 4 weeks. At the end of the 4-week follow up period, patients will repeat the MBQ and self-report their adherence to daily diaphragmatic breathing.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diaphragmatic Breathing