Status:
WITHDRAWN
Balloon Dilation Methods for Benign Esophageal Stricture
Lead Sponsor:
Samuel H Mardini
Conditions:
Esophageal Stricture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is the first head to head, prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial comparing two different approaches of balloon dilation (standard versus progressive dilation) for benign esophageal...
Detailed Description
Benign esophageal strictures are a frequently encountered problem in the clinical practice of gastroenterology. The formation of benign strictures of the esophagus is believed to be caused by the prod...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- more than 18 years old
- symptoms of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) due to a benign esophageal stricture
- willing to be randomized to either arm of the study.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- less than 18 years of age
- malignant esophageal stricture
- stricture located in the gastrointestinal tract other than the esophagus
- any benign or malignant stricture regardless of location in which the patient had previous mechanical or balloon dilation
- diagnosis of achalasia
- currently pregnant
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 13 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04730076
Start Date
July 13 2020
End Date
September 1 2022
Last Update
November 23 2022
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536