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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00895817
Date of registration: 06/05/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Public title: Fluticasone Versus Esomeprazole to Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Scientific title: Comparison of Aerosolized Swallowed Fluticasone to Esomeprazole for the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Date of first enrolment: April 2008
Target sample size: 42
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00895817
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Fouad J Moawad, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with an established diagnosis of EE defined as > 20 eosinophils/HPF in the
setting of dysphagia or food impaction.

- Males and females age > 18 years of age.

- Ability to undergo ambulatory pH monitoring.

- DEERS (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System) eligible.

- Willingness to take a one month holiday from a PPI or steroids if they have been
prescribed this prior to enrollment.

- Willingness to participate and have additional biopsies taken during endoscopy and
answer a questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients < 18 years of age.

- Inability to give consent.

- Inability to undergo endoscopy or contraindications to endoscopy. Any medical
condition or disorder (including drug allergies), which would preclude the use of
conscious sedation or the ability to tolerate upper endoscopy.

- Contraindications to proton pump inhibitors or steroids.

- Inability to accurately fill out a short questionnaire.

- Pregnant females. A urine beta human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) prior to endoscopy
will be offered to all female patients of child bearing potential (exceptions include
post-menopausal, hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation). Positive BHCG results will
prevent enrollment.

- Known coagulation abnormalities, thrombocytopenia and patients on coumadin.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Esomeprazole
Drug: Swallowed fluticasone
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants Who Responded [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Endoscopic Change [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Symptom Score [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
08-14045
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 12/03/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00895817
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