View clinical trials related to Barrett's Esophagus.
Filter by:This study looks the intragastric and intraesophageal pH in patients with documented Barrett's esophagus whilst taking esomeprazole 40mg twice daily, esomeprazole 40mg three times daily, esomeprazole 20 mg three times daily.
This study is being done to see if a new device, called near-infrared Raman spectroscopy, can provide similar information as that obtained from taking biopsies of the lining of your Barrett's esophagus
This study is being done to find out if Photodynamic Therapy (treatment with a red light and a drug called photofrin) or Radiofrequency ablation works the same for patients who have biomarkers (abnormalities in molecules of cells that may or may not help predict cancer) present in their Barrett's esophagus as for patients who do not have biomarkers.
This data review will be done to evaluate the use of confocal microscopy imaging in patients who were seen for clinically indicated endoscopic surveillance and biopsies of Barretts Esophagus
Existing records will be reviewed to evaluate the predictors of complications including stricture formation, bleeding or perforation associated with endoscopic mucosal resection
Patients with Barrett's Esophagus are known to have excessive distal esophageal acid exposure comparable to patients with erosive esophagitis. A significant proportion of patients with BE who are not symptomatic on treatment continue to have persistent acid reflux. High dose esomeprazole is able to control acid reflux in patients with BE. The effect of acid reflux on Barrett's esophagus stroma is currently unknown. It is our hypothesis that stromal fibroblast activation in Barrett's esophagus is influenced by acid reflux. The specific aim of this proposal will be: To assess the association between acid reflux and subepithelial fibroblasts in Barrett's esophagus.
This is a study of Barrett's Esophagus (BE) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). It aims to look at the long term efficacy of evidence-based cutting edge diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms and techniques such as radiofrequency ablation, endoscopic mucosal resection and surveillance endoscopy with biopsy. Additionally, biological analyses will be performed in hopes of identifying biomarkers associated with the progression of BE to esophageal cancer.
The purpose of this study is to determine if confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) can improve detection of Barrett's esophagus, dysplasia, and early esophageal cancer.
The purpose of the study is to compare the treatment of esomeprazole 40 mg once daily and lansoprazole 30 mg once daily in controlling intragastric pH in Barrett's Esophagus patients
Background: The incidence rate for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has risen 10% per year over the past two decades and is the most rapidly increasing cancer in the U.S. Barrett's esophagus (BE), a metaplastic change from the normal squamous esophageal epithelium to a specialized intestinal-type columnar mucosa, increases the risk of EAC by 30-125, and is considered a precursor lesion for EAC. Individuals diagnosed with BE are currently entered into endoscopic surveillance programs to look for dysplasia or EAC. However, only 5% of subjects diagnosed with EAC have a previous diagnosis of BE or have been part of a surveillance program, so alternative screening methods are needed. Objectives: The primary goal of this project is to identify a practical blood-based biomarker(s) that can be used as a screening test to determine who has BE and who does not. Secondary goals of the project are to characterize germ-line and tissue biomarkers associated with BE, and to compare biomarkers in non-BE patients with and without GERD. Tertiary goals are to explore associations between biomarkers in blood or tissue and progression from BE to dysplasia or EAC, and to assess the stability of proteomic patterns over time. Eligibility: This study will be conducted among patients in the Barrett's Esophagus Registry (currently with 206 registrants) established at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda beginning in 1992, as well as a comparison group of approximately 600 matched non-BE patients endoscoped in the GI clinic at NNMC for other conditions. Design: Blood and tissue samples will be collected as well as questionnaire data on risk factors and medications as well as GERD. Data analyses will be based primarily on laboratory testing of newly collected esophageal biopsies, brush samples, and blood samples, but secondarily will also include use of archival tissue biopsy samples. Follow up of BE Registry patients will include standard periodic surveillance endoscopies, additional blood samples, and ascertainment of disease status (i.e., progression). To distinguish BE versus non BE-patients in this case-control study, we will: assess predictability of BE status from serum proteomic patterns; characterize esophageal biopsies and brush samples for selected DNA alterations, RNA expression, and proteomic profiles; genotype patients for selected polymorphisms potentially associated with BE; compare blood and tissue biomarkers in non-BE patients with and without GERD; explore the association of biomarkers with progression from BE to dysplasia or EAC; assess proteomic pattern stability over time in BE patients.