Status:
TERMINATED
The Role Of Empiric Dilation In Patients With Dysphagia With Normal Endoscopy
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Conditions:
Dysphagia With Normal Endoscopy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of our study is to determine if stretching the esophagus with a rubber dilator helps patients with swallowing difficulties who have a normal appearing esophagus on upper endoscopy. In order t...
Detailed Description
Dysphagia typically refers to the sensation of food being stuck in the throat or chest( esophageal dysphagia) as well as difficulty with the initiation of swallowing (oropharyngeal dysphagia). It is t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients age: \> 18 years.
- Outpatients undergoing EGD for dysphagia.
- Ability to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion
- Abnormal endoscopy (stricture, abnormal motility or mucosa observed)
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia suspected based on history and physical examination
- History of CVA or other neurologic disorder
- Known connective tissue disease (SLE, scleroderma, CREST, RA)
- Known histopathology based esophageal motor disorder, e.g. achalasia
- Prior thoracic or foregut surgery (excluding cholecystectomy)
- Prior thoracic radiation therapy
- Hiatus hernia \>2 cm as judged during EGD
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 24 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01444066
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
October 24 2013
Last Update
June 18 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63112
2
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63112