Tailored muscle cuts for swallowing disorders: a precision medicine trial
NCT ID NCT07293689
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study observes how doctors decide the length of the muscle cut during POEM surgery for people with swallowing disorders like achalasia. Researchers will follow 200 adults for 2 years, tracking symptoms and whether retreatment is needed. The goal is to see if tailoring the surgery to each patient's condition leads to better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that tailoring the length of the muscle cut during POEM surgery leads to better, more personalized treatment for swallowing disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a test of a new treatment. It only looks at how doctors currently decide, so it won't prove that one method is better than another.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Atrium Health/Wake Forest
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75204, United States
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Case Western Reserve University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Emory University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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MetroHealth Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University of California San Diego
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of Colorado Denver
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80217, United States
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University of Florida
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32611, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Washington University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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