Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Wall Defects

NCT ID: NCT04571541

Last Updated: 2025-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-01

Brief Summary

The study aim at comparing outcomes from the implementation of various endoscopic closure techniques including stenting and suturing on the healing and resolution of esophageal wall defects.

Detailed Description

Esophageal wall defects are a rare but potentially life-threatening subset of luminal pathology which usually require timely intervention in order to reduce the known associated high morbidity and mortality. These defects can be due to surgical and endoscopic procedures, such as post-operative leaks and fistulas and perforations complicating endoscopic dilation. In addition, defects can occur spontaneously due to Boerhaave's syndrome or following chemoradiation treatments of esophageal or other chest malignancies. Surgical management was historically the mainstay of therapy for these defects with conservative management remaining an alternative in poor surgical candidates. Over the last several years however, interventional endoscopy has played an increasing role in treatment of esophageal wall defects, with endoscopic stenting quickly becoming a viable alternative. Temporary stents including the fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FC-SEMS), partially covered self-expandable metal stents (P-SEMS) and self-expandable plastic stents (SEPS) have all been successfully used and have become increasingly regarded as the new standard of care.

Indiana University is a tertiary referral center is a destination for complex thoracic surgery, oncology and esophageal disease referrals. The innovative luminal endoscopy team started employing a several modalities including flexible endoscopic suturing and stenting to close esophageal defects. To our knowledge, there is a dearth of data on outcomes associated with multi-modality esophageal defect closure techniques and little to no data comparing this approach to the current standard of care of stenting alone or surgery.

Conditions

Esophageal Fistula; Esophageal Perforation

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Stenting

Effect of endoscopic stenting on healing of esophageal wall defects

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Any patient with spontaneous or iatrogenic esophageal wall defect

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Indiana University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mohammad Al-Haddad

Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Indiana University Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1509223988

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id