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COMPARING CHROMOENDOSCOPY AND WHITE LIGHT VIDEO ENDOSCOPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL DYSPLASIA AND CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN PATIENTS WITH ACHALASIA

Recruiting
Conditions
Esophageal motility disorder
movement disorder of the esophagus
10017977
Registration Number
NL-OMON30825
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

A) Age 18 years or older
B) Patients with primary achalasia as diagnosed according to standard criteria

Exclusion Criteria

A) Under 18 years of age
B) Known allergy against iodine
C) Hyperthyroidism
D) Esophageal varices
E) Barrett*s esophagus
F) Heart failure (New York Heart association III-IV)
G) Coagulopathy (prothrombin time < 50% of control; partial
thromboplastin time > 50 seconds) or anticoagulant use that can not be
discontinued

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary end point is the difference between WLE and CE for detection of<br /><br>dysplastic<br /><br>lesions or oesophageal carcinoma during gastroscopy in patients with achalasia.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Histological difference of the lesions detected only by WLE or only by CE<br /><br>- Duration of the procedure for WLE and CE</p><br>
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