Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Code:

NCT01028235

Conditions

Dysphagia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pathologic eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in the cohort of adult patients who present for specialty care in the gastroenterology clinics with complaint of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). From this, the investigators will make recommendations regarding routine screening for the diagnosis in this cohort. The prevalence of EoE in patients presenting for specialty care in the gastroenterology clinics with the complaint of dysphagia is great enough that the diagnosis should be routinely screened against in this cohort.

Conditions

Dysphagia

Study ID

NCT01028235

Start date

Jan, 2006

Status verified date

Nov, 2009

Completion date

Jan, 2010

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2010

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age > 18
  • complaint of dysphagia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy
  • age <18
  • on inhaled steroids within the last 30 days
  • on systemic steroids in the last 30 days
  • known diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • obvious obstructive etiology found at endoscopy
  • increased risk of bleeding (on blood thinners or anti-platelet agents other than aspirin)

Study Design

Enrollment

150 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Obstructive Dysphagia

Patients who complained of dysphagia, which had an obstructive etiology for their symptoms at the time of endoscopy (ring, mass, stricture, etc)

Non-obstructive Dysphagia

Patients whose endoscopy was normal and without any obvious etiology for their symptoms noted.

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jonathan M Ricker, DO

210-292-6408jonathan.ricker@lackland.af.mil

Scott McNeaer, DO

210-916-5244scott.mcnear@amedd.army.mil

Locations

Wilford Hall Medical Center

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78236

Contacts

Jonathan M Ricker, DO

210-292-6408jonathan.ricker@lackland.af.mil

Kevin J Franklin, MD

210-292-6408kevin.franklin1@lackland.af.mil

Principal Investigator:

Jonathan M Ricker, DO

Brooke Army Medical Center

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78245

Contacts

Scott McNear, DO

210-916-5244scott.mcnear@amedd.army.mil

Hays Arnold, MD

210-916-5244hays.arnold@amedd.army.mil

More Information

Sponsor

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Last update posted

Dec 9, 2009

Last verified

Nov, 2009

Keywords

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium on 2009-12-09.