NCT02073578

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for the Treatment of Achalasia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a pilot study for a new endoscopic treatment of achalasia. Up to 25 patients will be recruited for this trial, with the intent to treat 20 patients.

Detailed description

This is a pilot study for a new endoscopic treatment of achalasia. Up to 25 patients will be recruited for this trial, with the intent to treat or attempt to treat 20 patients. Patients for whom a POEM has been attempted but not completed (conversion to open or laparoscopic surgery, POEM surgery aborted and not re-attempted). Patients who proceed to study treatment will undergo ten years of follow-up as part of this study.

Conditions

• Achalasia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)	Endoscopy myotomy for treatment of achalasia

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2014-02-27
• Last updated: 2021-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States