Diaphragmatic Breathing for the Treatment of Bloating and Distension

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

• Diaphragmatic Breathing

  Behavioral BehavioralAn approach designed to change behavior, lifestyle, or mental health, such as counseling or psychotherapy.

  REDCap will be used to administer the Mayo Bloating Questionnaire (MBQ) and collect self-reported compliance to diaphragmatic breathing (DB) exercises over a 4 week follow up period. After completion of the MBQ, the patient will be taught DB techniques by an individual physical therapist face to face 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. Patients will receive a telephone call and electronic health record portal message to check progress and answer any questions. At the end of the 4-week follow up period, patients will repeat the MBQ and self-report their adherence to daily diaphragmatic breathing. The questionnaire will include prompts investigating perceived side effects and attitudes towards therapy, willingness to perform DB therapy, likelihood to attempt self-guided DB in the future, and if the participant would recommend the therapy to a friend.

  Show more