NCT03581838

Eating With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Eating Behavior in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Is there a difference in the eating process for patients with active Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) and those with inactive disease?

Detailed description

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients develop adapted eating behaviors to prevent symptoms. These patients tend to cut their food small, chew extensively, take copious liquids with meals, and avoid foods that cause symptoms. No studies to date have directly evaluated these eating behaviors in patients with EoE with observation. Furthermore, none of the investigators' current metrics for patient symptom assessment visually evaluate the eating process nor are they compared before and after treatment. As a result, it is unclear if a patient's subjective perception of their eating difficulties and improvement matches with objective measures.

Conditions

• Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Observed eating session	Eating a Jimmy Johns turkey or vegetarian sandwich

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-24
• Primary completion: 2019-07-23
• Completion: 2019-07-23
• First posted: 2018-07-10
• Last updated: 2019-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States