View clinical trials related to Barrett Esophagus.
Filter by:The study is being done to test the feasibility and tolerability of a SECM imaging probe in patients with Barrett's Esophagus (BE). Subjects will undergo SECM probe imaging while they are under conscious sedation. Spiral SECM imaging will be performed continuously over a pre-determined length. Patients will later be asked for their feedback.
The main purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and tolerability of the tethered capsule Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common condition affecting up to 30% of adults. To date, therapy consists of powerful acid suppression with proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Nevertheless, only 60-70% of GERD patients report complete symptom relief with this therapy. As the mechanisms underlying symptom perception in PPI resistant patients are not fully understood, there is currently no adequate therapy available. It is becoming increasingly clear that reflux, especially in the postprandial period, occurs from a reservoir of acid floating on top of the meal: the so-called "acid pocket". In this study, we aim to investigate further the acid pocket by determining its exact position and chemical contents between healthy volunteers, GERD patient who respond well and bad to PPI therapy and GERD patients with barrett's esophagus.
Subjects presenting to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Hospitals for routine endoscopic surveillance examinations for current Barrett's Esophagus (BE) or after successful radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of dysplastic Barrett's Esophagus (BE) will be offered enrollment in the study. After informed consent, and the same day as the endoscopic procedure, the subject will undergo administration of the Cytosponge assay. The patient will then undergo routine endoscopic surveillance, using a standard Seattle biopsy surveillance protocol. The Cytosponge will be placed in fixative and shipped to the Fitzgerald laboratory at the University of Cambridge for processing according to their established protocols. Tissue biopsies will undergo standard processing and Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining, with assessment by expert gastrointestinal pathologists at UNC. The primary outcome variables will be sensitivity and specificity of the novel assay, compared against the gold standard of the presence of recurrent BE as detected by upper endoscopy with biopsies. Secondary outcomes include acceptability of the nonendoscopic assay to the patient (assessed by a standardized tool, the Impact of Events Scale, as well as a visual analogue scale), and likelihood of assay positivity as a function of amount of residual disease (as measured by Prague criteria).
This clinical trial studies whether esophageal cytology plus fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is equal to or better than esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) or upper endoscopy for the early detection of esophageal cancer. Genes are the units of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) the chemical structure carrying genetic information that determine many human characteristics. Certain genes in cancer cells may determine how the tumor grows or spreads and how it may respond to different drugs. Part of this study is to test those genes in esophageal cells using FISH.
Subjects enrolled in this study will have biopsies obtained and sent to Dr. Fitzgerald's lab for analysis of a validated biomarker panel. Subjects will be stratified to either high or low risk of progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) based on biomarker panel results. Biomarker panel results will not be communicated to sites. Subjects with low grade dysplasia will be offered the option of treatment (radiofrequency ablation (RFA)) as part of routine care. Subjects with low grade dysplasia who do not want RFA and subjects with no dysplasia will receive surveillance endoscopy in 1 year per routine care. All subjects will be administered a questionnaire seeking information about hypothetical willingness to be randomized to treatment or surveillance.
This study is to identify potential markers from esophageal biopsies and brush cytology for feasibility of use in stool specimens for detection of Barretts Esophagus.
Will EG Scan (transnasal endoscopy) determine presence of Barrett's Esophagus, esophagitis and hiatal hernia as well as standard sedated endoscopy.
Prospective randomized study comparing radiofrequency ablation and cryotherapy for the endoscopic treatment of Barrett's esophagus. The study is powered to assess clinical equivalence (non-inferior) of the treatment regimens.
ESD (Endoscopic Sub-mucosal Dissection)is the first-intent method to treat superficial neoplasms of the digestive tract at it allows an en-bloc R0 resection. Following marking of the lesion margins, ESD comprises 3 steps: 1) liquid injection into the sub-mucosal space 2) circumferential (complete or partial) incision and 3) dissection of the submucosa. Several tools are necessary to perform ESD with the standard technique. Development of water jet with bi functional (injection and cutting) catheter allows time and significant reduction of perforation risk (due to multiple changes of instruments). For this purpose, Nestis introduced the Enki 2 pulsed jet technology with high pressure system to inject efficiently and at any time viscous solutions in direct viewing and retroflexion. Preliminary pig studies indicate that injection of glycerol, hyaluronate and hydroxyethlstarch with Enki 2 are possible. In addition, preclinical studies on living pig colon models using saline solutions have demonstrated that perforation rates and operating times are significantly reduced compared to a standard electrosurgical knife. The present clinical study is being performed to confirm this system capability to perform ESD in humans.