NCT05749159

New Physitherapy or Alternative Therapy for Hiccup

Comparison of New pHysIotherapy With Alternative Therapy for Clinical outComes in Patients With hiccUP: Rationale and Design of a Randomized Clinical Trail

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Hiccup is a common symptom, and it is currently believed that hiccups result from diaphragmatic spasm, with onset ranging from minutes to days. Some patients may terminate on their own, or by ways such as gasping. For some patients with duration longer than 1 day, even longer than 2 days, medications may be needed, mainly: metoclopramide, eperisone hydrochloride tablets, etc. Acupuncture is also effective for some patients. Surgical treatment may be required for some clinically intractable hiccups. However, for the above interventions or treatment means, the current efficacy still needs to be improved. In the previous clinical experience, we create a new physical clinic protocol which could terminate the hiccup symptom onset instantaneously without adding extra cost to the patient, and the physiotherapy method was convenient and effective. To further validate the superiority, safety of this novel physical therapy regimen, we designed a randomised controlled, prospective, single centre clinical study aimed at comparing the efficacy and safety of the novel physical therapy with conventional pharmacotherapy in patients with hiccups.

Conditions

• Hiccup

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	physiotherapy	New physical therapy: a disposable cup (soft cup) to take 1/3 cup of room temperature water and place it on a table. The patient takes a sitting or standing position. The middle finger of both hands press tightly against the nose to seal the nasal cavity. At the same time, press the ear screen with both hands to close the ear canal. After that, bite the cup with teeth (hands do not touch the cup), and drink up 1-2 mouthfuls of water.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2023-03-01
• Last updated: 2023-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China