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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03604523
Esophageal Dysmotility - Prospective Study Evaluating Methods for Esophageal Dilation
Effectiveness of Semi-rigid Savary Dilators vs. Balloon Dilators During Esophageal Dilation in the Treatment of Esophageal Dysmotility
The purpose of the study is to prospectively evaluate the most effective treatment of esophageal dysmotility that alleviates symptoms of dysphagia and improves quality of life.
Current practice uses either semi-rigid Savary dilators or balloon dilators for esophageal dilation to treat dysphagia due to esophageal dysmotility. The study aims to show which treatment method is more effective in alleviating symptoms, since there are no other treatments available. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between the clinical benefits of each treatment.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Both the Savary and balloon dilators are used as routine procedure at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School's academic medical center UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC). Gastroenterologists are required as part of their training to be familiar with both types of procedures. This study aims to definitively determine which treatment method is more effective in alleviating the symptoms of esophageal dysmotility.
The primary clinical endpoint is to assess the therapeutic efficacy of different types of dilators in an esophageal dilation procedure in patients with esophageal dysmotility. This will be evaluated through the use of the dysphagia scale (Knyrim et al, 1993). The secondary aims are to assess time to relapse, diet improvement, as well as change in quality of life. Investigators will determine time to relapse by time between the dilation procedures. Participants are instructed to contact the GI office to schedule another dilation if they feel as though the therapeutic effect of the procedure has subsided and they are in need of additional relief. Diet will be assessed using the diet score (Cox et al, 1998) and quality of life will be assessed using the Short Form (SF) SF-12 Health Survey.
If patients fail the first procedure, they can be offered the alternative procedure at a later date. Both the patient and physician must agree that the treatment has not worked, and then the patient will be given the opportunity to cross over to the other procedure, still blinded to the device that will be used. Investigators will conduct an interim evaluation to assess the progress of the study and degree of crossover. This will ensure that all subjects are given the opportunity to have both devices used in the event that one is significantly superior to the other.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
- Umass Memorial Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 18 years old
- Dysphagia to liquids and/or solids
- Diagnosis of esophageal dysmotility
- Normal endoscopic exam
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of achalasia
- Defined strictures or webs
- Vulnerable populations:
- Adults unable to consent (Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), Pregnant women, Prisoners)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Dilation by Balloon
Esophageal dilation by balloon device.
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Esophageal dilation by balloon device.
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Active Comparator: Dilation by Semi-rigid Savary
Esophageal dilation by semi-rigid savary device.
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Esophageal dilation by semi-rigid savary device
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Therapeutic Efficacy as Measured by Change in Dysphagia Scale Score
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months post-procedure
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Therapeutic efficacy of different types of dilators in an esophageal dilation procedure in patients with esophageal dysmotility.
This will be evaluated through the use of the dysphagia scale (Knyrim 1993).
Minimum score is 0. Maximum score is 4. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome.
The data presented represent a change from baseline to 6 months calculated as the value at 6 months minus the value at baseline.
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Baseline to 6 months post-procedure
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Participants With Relapse
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
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Participants who required esophageal dilation within time frame
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Baseline to 6 months
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Time to Relapse
Time Frame: Initial intervention to second dilation
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For the participants who relapsed, measure of time to relapse based on time from procedure to need for additional dilation due to subsidence of therapeutic effect of procedure.
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Initial intervention to second dilation
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Diet Dysphagia Score Change
Time Frame: baseline to 6 months post procedure
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Diet dysphagia score change based on change to Cox diet score, taken from Table 1 of publication Gut, 1988, 29, 1741-1747.
The scores are determined based on the foods that cause dysphagia.
The minimum value on the score is 0 (no dysphagia), followed by 1 (dysphagia with meat), 2 (dysphagia with bread), 3 (dysphagia with semi-solids), 4 (dysphagia with liquids), and the maximum score is 5 (total dysphagia).
A higher score indicates a worse clinical outcome.
The data presented represent a change from baseline to 6 months calculated as the value at 6 months minus the value at baseline
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baseline to 6 months post procedure
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David Cave, MD, Professor of Medicine, UMass Medical School
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- H00004174
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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