Topical Steroid Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Eosinophilic Esophagitis

In brief

This was a randomized controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone vs. placebo for eosinophilic esophagitis. Eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition in which the wall of the esophagus becomes filled with large numbers of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. Patients who have this condition have difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) solid food. Prior to treatment the patients had biopsies of their esophagus and took questionnaires regarding their symptoms. Treatment was given for 6 weeks, after which biopsies were taken from the esophagus to measure any changes in the tissue from before treatment. The primary endpoint was improvement in dysphagia as measured by the validated Mayo Dysphagia Questionaire. Secondary outcomes included partial symptom response, and histologic (tissue) response to treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00275561

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

42

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• > 20 eosinophils / hpf on biopsies from mid esophagus (hpf = high-powered field)
• Abnormal dysphagia questionnaire (question 1a "yes", question 1c > "moderate" and question 2 > "less than once a week") on Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire.

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical evidence of infectious process potentially contributing to dysphagia (e.g., candidiasis, cytomegalovirus, herpes)
• Systemic or topical steroid therapy for any reason over the past 3 months
• Previous steroid treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Intolerance to steroid therapy in the past
• Other cause of dysphagia identified at endoscopy (e.g., reflux esophagitis, stricture, web, ring, achalasia, esophageal neoplasm)
• Dilatation of esophagus at time of index endoscopy

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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