Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT02530983

Conditions

Esophageal Neoplasms

Cancer of Esophagus

Cancer of the Esophagus

Esophageal Cancer

Esophagus Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Mayo Clinic Upper Digestive Disease Survey on Paper

Upper Digestive Disease (UDD Monitor) App

Study Details

Brief summary:

The Mayo Clinic Conduit Report Card Questionnaires have been created in order to have a consistent evaluation tools for patients undergoing esophageal reconstruction or treatment or patients that are experiencing an upper digestive disease in order to standardize and validate outcome measures. Data will be used to establish the validation of the questionnaires/survey. Data will also lead to the establishment of "normal" or expected scores for patients undergoing each type of esophagectomy procedure and for upper digestive diseases. Data will contribute to creating treatment algorithms for symptom management for upper digestive diseases and for post-operative complications and symptoms as well as contribute to pre-operative education.

Conditions

Esophageal Neoplasms

Cancer of Esophagus

Cancer of the Esophagus

Esophageal Cancer

Esophagus Cancer

Study ID

NCT02530983

Start date

Aug 15, 2015

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing or having already undergone an esophagectomy or esophageal reconstruction.

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Esophagectomy/Esophageal Reconstruction/Treatment

Patients who have undergone esophagectomy, esophageal reconstruction, or treatment

Upper Digestive Disease

Patients who have an upper digestive disease.

Interventions

Mayo Clinic Upper Digestive Disease Survey on Paper

Mayo Clinic patients will be asked to complete the Mayo Clinic Upper Digestive Disease Survey at their one month surgical follow up visit and then every three months for 1 year after surgery, then with each surveillance clinic visit or a minimum of once per year for their lifetime. The questionnaire can be completed at their clinic visit, over the telephone, or by mail. The patient's medical record will also be reviewed to gather any other contributing information.

Upper Digestive Disease (UDD Monitor) App

Mayo Clinic and non Mayo Clinic patients can participate by loading the app through the app store. Patient consent will be completed in the app. Patients will be asked to complete questionnaires at their 1.5 month surgical or diagnosis follow up and then every three months for 1 year after their surgery or diagnosis, then with each surveillance clinic visit or a minimum of once per year for their lifetime or as long as they want to participate.

for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/upper-digestive-disease/id6448756724 for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mayoclinic.uddmobile\&pli=1

Primary outcome measure

  • Completion of the Mayo Clinic Upper Digestive Disease Survey by patients at varying time points following surgery [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mohamad Khair Abou Chaar, MD

507-422-9936AbouChaar.MohamadKhairM@mayo.edu

Karlyn Pierson, MAN, RN

507-538-1960pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55901

Contacts

Karlyn Pierson, MAN, RN

507-538-1960pierson.karlyn@mayo.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Mar 30, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-03-30.