Early Increase in Blood Supply in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus

Completed

Conditions studied: Barrett's Esophagus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if early Barrett's specialized intestinal metaplasia can be detected by measuring early increased blood supply of the esophageal tissue, with 4 Dimensional Elastic Light-Scattering Fingerprinting, (4D-ELF) technology in real time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01188980

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

90

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18 years or older,
• informed written consent,
• patient scheduled for previously planned upper endoscopy

You may not qualify if…

• liver disease;
• gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE);any known non-esophageal aerodigestive malignancy;
• severe cardiopulmonary disease precluding endoscopy; presence of conditions not allowing biopsy (e.g. coagulation disorder);
• known familial polyposis syndrome (FAP, HNPCC, Juvenile polyposis, etc.);
• known pregnancy or sexually active females of childbearing age who are not practicing an accepted form of birth control.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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