Study of Endoscopic Barrett's Esophagus Diagnosis

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Barrett's Esophagus, GERD

In brief

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a condition that often occurs in patients who have had GERD for a long time. The researchers are interested in BE because it can sometimes become a cancer in the esophagus. The way that we currently diagnose BE is by performing an upper endoscopy and looking for a change in the color of the esophagus. This color change may represent BE. If the doctor sees this, he/she may take biopsies of this area. Studies have shown that making the diagnosis of BE can be hard to make. One of the reasons why this may be is because doctors may interpret what they see differently during the procedure. In other words, they may see an esophagus that appears normal in color or abnormal in color. The purpose of this study is to compare two doctors' impressions of the appearance of the esophagus during a single endoscopy procedure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00591461

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

13

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• History of (h/o) GERD
• Upper GI symptoms such as acid taste in mouth, dysphagia, dyspepsia
• Screening or surveillance exam for BE

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to consent
• History of esophageal varices

Where it is running

• OHSU — Portland, Oregon, United States
• PVAMC — Portland, Oregon, United States

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