Publications by authors named "Bridget Moty"
Objectives: Characterization of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) events during the sleep period has been hampered by lack of any patient-friendly technique that allows accurate assessment of sleep duration and awakening time, without confining patients to a sleep laboratory. Our aim was to compare principal reflux characteristics during the upright, recumbent-awake, and recumbent-asleep periods as well as to determine the effect of sleep awakenings on the principal reflux characteristics of the recumbent-asleep period using novel technology that allows integration of recorded actigraphy data into collected pH information.
Methods: Patients with heartburn at least three times a week for the previous 3 months were invited to participate in this study.
Aim Of The Study: was to determine the efficacy of Johrei as compared to wait-list in improving symptoms of FCP patients.
Material And Methods: Patients with chest pain of noncardiac origin for at least 3 months were enrolled into the study. All patients had to have negative upper endoscopy, pH testing and oesophageal manometry prior to randomization.
Comparison of the degree of duodenogastroesophageal reflux and acid reflux between patients who failed to respond and those who were successfully treated with a proton pump inhibitor once daily.
Am J Gastroenterol
August 2009
Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the degree of esophageal acid exposure and duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER) during treatment between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients who responded fully to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) once a day and those who failed to respond.
Methods: Gastroesophageal reflux disease patients who continued to report symptoms 3 times a week for 3 months while on PPI once a day were assigned to the PPI failure group. GERD patients who were asymptomatic on PPI once a day for 3 months were assigned to the PPI success group.