Do Patients Who Have Had Surgery for Achalasia Suffer From Reflux

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Conditions studied: Reflux

In brief

Patients who have had laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done in order to determine is these patients suffer from reflux after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00519441

Run by

Kenneth Luberice

People needed

100

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under the age of 18 will not be included
• Patients who are receiving anti-reflux therapy will not be included

Where it is running

• Harbourside Medical Tower — Tampa, Florida, United States

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