COMPARING CHROMOENDOSCOPY AND WHITE LIGHT VIDEO ENDOSCOPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL DYSPLASIA AND CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN PATIENTS WITH ACHALASIA
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Esophageal motility disordermovement disorder of the esophagus10017977
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
Name Time Method <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
Name Time Method <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>