PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vandenplas, Y
AU  - De Schepper, J
AU  - Verheyden, S
AU  - Devreker, T
AU  - Franckx, J
AU  - Peelman, M
AU  - Denayer, E
AU  - Hauser, B
TI  - A preliminary report on the efficacy of the Multicare AR-Bed in 3-week–3-month-old infants on regurgitation, associated symptoms and acid reflux
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2008.156497
DP  - 2010 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 26--30
VI  - 95
IP  - 1
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/95/1/26.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/95/1/26.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2010 Jan 01; 95
AB  - Objectives: The aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 40° supine body position on infant regurgitation, reflux-associated symptoms and acid reflux.Intervention: Thirty of 52 consecutive infants presenting with frequent regurgitation and reflux-associated symptoms occurring mainly during feeding were evaluated in the Multicare AR-Bed (Peos, Ninove, Belgium). The Infant-Gastroesophageal Reflux Questionnaire-Revised (I-GERQ-R) and an oesophageal pH monitoring were performed at inclusion and after 1 week.Results: Eight out of 30 (27%) infants did not tolerate the 40° positioning, and had to be taken out of the study within the first 2 days. However, in 22/30 (73%) infants the I-GERQ-R and acid reflux decreased significantly with the Multicare AR-Bed. The mean duration of use of the Multicare AR-Bed was 3.2 months.Conclusion: The results of this pilot study suggest that a specially made bed that nurses the infant at 40° supine body position reduces regurgitation, acid reflux and reflux-associated symptoms. However, the intervention was open, the sample size small and the withdrawal rate was substantial. Larger trials are needed.