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Surface EMG Testing on Swallowing in EoE Patients

Description

Evaluating swallowing food with surface electromyography (EMG) machine in patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Conditions

Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Study Overview

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Study Details

Study overview

Evaluating swallowing food with surface electromyography (EMG) machine in patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

sEMG Assessment of Swallowing and Bolus Preparation

Surface EMG Testing on Swallowing in EoE Patients

Condition
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

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

  • * Controls
  • * Normal video swallow or score of 0 for dysphagia on ESSAI questionnaire
  • * absence of dysphagia
  • * age \>18 EoE participants
  • * Documentation of EoE diagnosis by histologic criteria,
  • * \>15 eos/hpf on most recent esophageal biopsy
  • * age \>18
  • * Abnormal baseline video swallow
  • * lack of MSK coordination to eat test meal
  • * underlying neuromuscular disorder.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

Karthik Ravi, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic

Study Record Dates

2027-06