An interventional study of Diaphragmatic Breathing in Bloating, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-04.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of diaphragmatic breathing using the validated Mayo Bloating Questionnaire.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients will complete the Mayo Bloating Questionnaire (MBQ) before referral to a physical therapist for in diaphragmatic breathing (DB) techniques 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. At the end of the 4-week follow up period, patients will repeat the MBQ and self-report their adherence to daily diaphragmatic breathing.
Behavioral: Diaphragmatic Breathing
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.
Change in Mayo Bloating Questionnaire (MBQ) score
The Mayo Bloating Questionnaire is a 45-item questionnaire developed to measure the multiple symptom components of bloating and distension.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks
Plan to share: No
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