Enable your GERD- or indigestion patients exclusive access to a digital therapy as part of our studies

Studies in preparation

*Therapy is currently only available in German.

Here's how it works

Study information

We aim to investigate in two parallel pilot studies whether an app can effectively support the conventional therapy of GERD and functional dyspepsia (indigestion).

The objective of the studies is to collect initial data on the hypothesis that Cara Care for heartburn and stomach discomfort can alleviate symptoms more effectively than the respective standard treatment alone.

Study objectives: Evaluation of a digital therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional dyspepsia (indigestion) with Cara Care for heartburn and stomach complaints (CE-marked medical device).

Duration of the intervention: 12 weeks

Design: Non-invasive, not additionally burdensome, multicentric, prospective, two-arm, randomized studies with parallel group design

Number of patients: GERD: 264 • Functional Dyspepsia: 185

Cara Care's therapy program for heartburn and stomach discomfort runs over a period of 12 weeks. Every week, patients receive new, personally tailored content. Half of the study participants receive immediate access to Cara Care for heartburn and stomach issues and can use the app in its entirety. The other half is in the control group, designed as a waitlist control group. This group gains access to a "control group app", which contains only study-specific questionnaires but no therapeutically effective content. After 12 weeks, the control group gets 3 months access to the full Cara Care for heartburn and stomach discomfort therapy (waitlist design).

Benefits of Cara Care for heartburn and stomach discomfort

A win-win situation for you and your patients.

Benefits for your patients
Patients receive a compensation of up to 80 € in vouchers for full participation in the study.
Control group participants get access to the full app for another 3 months after 12 weeks.
By participating in one of our studies, patients help others affected
Your benefits
You support innovative scientific progress.
No extra effort for you as a recruiting doctor, as patients go through the therapy independently.
You receive a compensation for included participants.