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COMPLETEDNANCT04542551

Pragmatic Approach To Esophageal Dilation

The purpose of this study is to better understand the role of a technique called esophageal dilation in patients who complain of trouble swallowing. In patients with esophageal stricture we want to de...

Lead sponsor: University of Louisville•3 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

University of Louisville

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•1. Patients with esophageal dysphagia who are 18 years old or older.
•2. Patients with dysphagia undergoing Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
•3. Patients who are able to provide consent for the study.
•4. Patients with known esophageal stricture that may have or may not have been dilated before.

Exclusion Criteria

•1. Patients with malignant stricture.
•2. Pregnant women.
•3. Patients with a personal history of esophageal perforation.
•4. Patients with achalasia, or globus sensation.
•5. Any accessory procedures, like esophageal stenting, excision, steroid injection, or dysphagia treatment currently being done at outside facility.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: January 5, 2024Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment34

Start dateMar 2021

Last updatedJan 5, 2024

Condition

Dysphagia Swallowing Disorders

Locations shown

University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky

UofL health - Jewish hospital downtown

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville VA Medical Center

Louisville, Kentucky

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Data Source & Attribution

This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: January 5, 2024Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

Modifications: This data has been reformatted for display purposes. Eligibility criteria have been parsed into inclusion/exclusion sections. Location data has been geocoded to enable distance-based search. For the authoritative and most current information, please visit ClinicalTrials.gov.

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