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Detection of Barrett s Esophagus in Patients Without GERD Symptoms

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The purpose of this study is to develop a method to detect Barrett's esophagus (BE) in individuals with a new office-based diagnostic test.

Official Title

Detection of Barrett s Esophagus in Patients Without Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Symptoms

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-01-05
Study Completion:2025-02-25
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT04880044

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * No known coagulopathy, no known esophageal varices.
  2. * No significant dysphagia or odynophagia
  3. * Absence of chronic GERD, defined as five or more years of heartburn or regurgitation with symptoms at least once a week when not on medications for GERD symptoms.
  4. * Subjects to qualify must meet criterion 3, be over age 50, and have two additional risk factors for BE (white race, central obesity defined as waist size \>35 inches for women and \>40 inches for men, male gender, current smoker or smoking history \>10 pack years, confirmed family history in at least two members with one being a first degree relative).
  1. * History of prior EGD procedure
  2. * Inability to provide written informed consent
  3. * History of weekly of more frequent heartburn or regurgitation for five or more years
  4. * On anti-coagulant drug(s)that cannot be temporarily discontinued or coagulopathy with international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5
  5. * Known history of esophageal varices or esophageal stricture
  6. * Any contraindication, as deemed inInvestigator's medical judgment, to undergoing the EsoCheck procedure, undergoing the EGDprocedure,and/or having biopsies taken, including but not limited to due to comorbidities such as coagulopathy or a known history of esophageal diverticula, esophageal fistula and/or esophageal ulceration
  7. * History of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) or painful swallowing (odynophagia), including swallowing pills
  8. * Oropharyngeal tumor
  9. * History of esophageal or gastric surgery, with exception on uncomplicated surgical fundoplication procedure
  10. * History of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within past 6 months

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Amitabh Chak, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Locations (Sites)

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Amitabh Chak, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-01-05
Study Completion Date2025-02-25

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-01-05
Study Completion Date2025-02-25

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Barrett's Esophagus