Prospective Analysis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Patients Presenting With Dysphagia

Completed

Conditions studied: Esophagitis

In brief

This is a prospective descriptive cross sectional study to determine the percentage of patients presenting with dysphagia who are found to have eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and to establish which presenting factors warrant esophageal biopsies. We hypothesize that a greater than expected percentage of patients who are biopsies will have histologic changes consistent with EE.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00256529

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

483

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 18-90 presenting with dysphagia or food impaction
• Ability to undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy and biopsies
• No significant cardiopulmonary disease, or other contraindication to EGD

You may not qualify if…

• Contradiction to EGD and/or biopsies such as Boerhaave's syndrome, or history or bleeding disorder or elevated INR
• Inability to provide informed consent
• Esophageal varices

Where it is running

• Department of Veterans Affairs — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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