NCT01953575

Mucosal Impedance and Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Mucosal Impedance in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and the Effect of Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Do patients with eosinophilic esophagitis have baseline increased esophageal mucosal impedance? And will treatment that reverses esophageal eosinophilia in patients, correct abnormalities in mucosal impedance?

Conditions

• Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Mucosal Impedance	A tiny tube will be placed through the endoscope into the esophagus. 5 cm above where the stomach and esophagus meet for 5 seconds. At 10 cm above where the stomach and esophagus meet the catheter will be placed for 5 seconds. And at 20 cm above where the stomach and esophagus meet the catheter will be placed for 5 seconds.
PROCEDURE	Upper Endoscopy	Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, also called by various other names, is a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract down to the duodenum.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-10
• Completion: 2019-06-10
• First posted: 2013-10-01
• Last updated: 2020-04-15
• Results posted: 2020-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study