POEM- Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Motility Disorders

NCT ID: NCT01512719

Last Updated: 2025-10-02

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2023-01-31

Brief Summary

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POEM has recently described as an alternative treatment for achalasia in humans. In this procedure the esophageal sphincter is incised through a submucosal tunnel in the esophagus. In this study we aim to perform POEM on achalasia patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Achalasia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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POEM procedure

Patients with achalasia that undergo POEM

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

POEM

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for achalasia

Interventions

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POEM

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for achalasia

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with Achalasia whom are candidates for Heller Myotomy

Exclusion Criteria

* Perforation of LES during dilatation
* Pregnant women
* mentally ill patients
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hadassah Medical Organization

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yoav Mintz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hadassah Medical Organization

Locations

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Hadassah Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Hadassah Medical Organization Ein-Kerem campus

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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040411-HMO-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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