GASTRO ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX

This study is comparing two different weight-loss surgeries for people who are obese and also suffer from chronic acid reflux (GERD). Researchers want to see if a newer procedure, which reshapes the stomach and adds a valve to prevent reflux, works as well as the current standard…

This study is testing whether a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure using argon plasma can help control chronic acid reflux symptoms. Researchers will compare the treatment against a sham procedure in 36 patients who have documented GERD. The goal is to see if this approach c…

This study is testing whether a simpler surgical procedure called hiatal closure can effectively control GERD symptoms. Researchers are enrolling 40 adults with early-stage GERD to see if closing the opening in the diaphragm alone (without additional wrapping procedures) can stop…

This study is testing a new wearable device called the C-mo System to see how well it can automatically detect and analyze coughs. About 245 adults and children (age 2+) with a troublesome cough from conditions like asthma or COPD will wear the device for one day and fill out que…

This study aims to see which of two existing medications works better to reduce coughing, choking, and lung infection symptoms in children and young adults with neurological conditions who are fed through a tube. Researchers will compare prucalopride (a motility drug) to famotidi…

This study aims to find out how many children in the Czech Republic have symptomatic acid reflux disease (GERD). Researchers will survey 1,000 children aged 8-9 and 12-13 through schools. Children reporting symptoms will be offered standard medical tests to confirm a diagnosis, a…

This study is collecting data over 5 years to compare two methods doctors use to take small tissue samples from the esophagus during routine endoscopy procedures. Researchers want to see which method better helps predict which patients with heartburn might develop Barrett's esoph…