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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01405469
Date of registration: 26/05/2011
Primary sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Public title: Endoscopic Peroral Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia POEM
Scientific title: Endoscopic Peroral Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia: Pilot Study
Date of first enrolment: November 2010
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01405469
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Thomas Roesch, Prof. Dr.
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Affiliation:  Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

- Patient with symptomatic achalasia and pre-op barium swallow, manometry and
esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy which are consistent with the diagnosis

- persons of age > 18 years with medical indication for surgical myotomy or Endoscopic
balloon dilatation

- Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

- Patients with previous surgery of the stomach or esophagus

- Patients with known coagulopathy

- Previous achalasia-treatment with surgery

- Patients with liver cirrhosis and/or esophageal varices

- Active esophagitis

- Eosinophilic esophagitis

- Barrett's esophagus

- Pregnancy

- Stricture of the esophagus

- Malignant or premalignant esophageal lesion

- Candida esophagitis

- Hiatal hernia > 2cm



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Achalasia
Intervention(s)
Other: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
Primary Outcome(s)
Successful symptom relief based after Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy. [Time Frame: Eckhard score at 3 month after therapy]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Reflux Symptoms [Time Frame: Reflux symptoms at 3 month after therapy]
Resting pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter [Time Frame: Manometry at 3 month after therapy]
Secondary ID(s)
UKE Hamburg Endoscopy PV3725
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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