Quality of Life Assessment of Cryotherapy in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Cancer

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Esophageal Cancer

In brief

Cryoablation combined with chemotherapy on the quality of life of patients with non resectable esophageal or gastroesophageal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03285035

Run by

Western Regional Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2017-07-13

Expected to finish

2021-01-13

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Has esophageal or gastroesophageal cancer and will be receiving chemotherapy
• Dysphagia score of 1, 2, 3 or 4.
• Age ≥18 years old
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification ≤ 4
• Deemed not a candidate for esophageal cancer surgical resection
• Female subjects must be either post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or willing to use an acceptable method of birth control (i.e., total abstinence, birth control pills, an intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, progesterone injections or implants, or condoms plus a spermicide) for the duration of the study

You may not qualify if…

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status greater than 2
• Patient who received radiation treatment in the prior 8 weeks
• Known brain metastases causing cranial nerve deficits which can cause dysphagia
• Inability to undergo an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Pregnant or nursing
• Surgery or anatomy where capacity of stomach is reduced making cryotherapy contraindicated
• Patients with tracheoesophageal fistula

Where it is running

• Western Regional Medical Center, Inc. — Goodyear, Arizona, United States (enrolling)

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