Characteristics and Inflammatory Markers in Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Description

Single center observational and specimen banking study for children with eosinophilic esophagitis EoE to gauge natural history and inflammatory markers

Conditions

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Single center observational and specimen banking study for children with eosinophilic esophagitis EoE to gauge natural history and inflammatory markers

Characteristics and Inflammatory Markers in Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Characteristics and Inflammatory Markers in Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Condition
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

San Diego

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, 92123

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Have a known EoE diagnosis
  • * Complain of dysphagia, vomiting, or abdominal pain, especially if recalcitrant to acid blocking therapy (but does not have to be recalcitrant to acid blocking medications)
  • * Present with food impaction
  • * Present with esophageal stricture
  • * Have characteristic endoscopic findings of EoE of pallor, linear furrows, lichenification, white plaques, or concentric rings
  • * None

Ages Eligible for Study

1 Year to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, San Diego,

Study Record Dates

2028-12-17