Livia Guadagnoli, Rena Yadlapati, John Pandolfino, Alyse Bedell, Anjali U Pandit, Kerry B Dunbar, Ronnie Fass, Richard Gevirtz, C Prakash Gyawali, Stephen E Lupe, Megan Petrik, Megan E Riehl, Jessica Salwen-Deremer, Madison Simons, Kathryn N Tomasino, Tiffany Taft
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Brain-gut behavior therapies (BGBT) are increasingly recognized as effective therapeutic interventions for functional heartburn. However, recommendations regarding candidacy for treatment, initial treatment selection, and navigating treatment non-response have not been established for functional heartburn specifically. The aim of this study was to establish expert-based recommendations for behavioral treatment in patients with functional heartburn. METHODS: The validated RAND/University of California, Los Angeles Appropriateness Method (RAM) was applied to develop recommendations...
March 20, 2024: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology