Mindfulness app may soothe heartburn and anxiety in GERD patients

NCT ID NCT07667894

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: Xinghua Liu Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether an 8-week online mindfulness program can reduce emotional distress and reflux symptoms in 500 adults with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Participants are randomly assigned to either the mindfulness program or usual care. The goal is to see if learning to manage emotions can improve quality of life and reduce the burden of GERD.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: online mindfulness-based emotion intervention (MIED)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to reduce stress and reflux symptoms for people with GERD.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage trial with no prior results. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may be modest and not replace standard medical care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastroesophageal reflux disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EMOTIONAL DISTRESS GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Affiliated Houspital of Chifeng University

Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, 024000, China
Baiyin Central Hospital

Baiyin, Gansu, 730913, China
Being Haidian Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100080, China
Center Hospital Qinghe County

Xingtai, Hebei, 054899, China
Changzhi People'S Hospital

Changzhi, Shanxi, 046000, China
PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100088, China
Peking University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100871, China
Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital

Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China
Shanghai sixth people's hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
Xilingol League Mongolian Medicine Hospital

Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 026000, China
Xinle City Hospital

Xinle, Hebei, 050700, China
the Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng

Liaocheng, Shandong, 252600, China
the first affiliated hospital of GuiZhou medical university

Guiyang, Guizhou, 550004, China

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