Can heat zapping stop esophagus cancer before it starts?
NCT ID NCT00587314
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether ablation therapy (using heat or light to destroy abnormal cells) can control Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can lead to esophageal cancer. About 600 adults with high-grade dysplasia or early cancer will be treated and followed to see if the abnormal tissue comes back. The goal is to manage the disease and prevent it from getting worse.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2004
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients who have had or qualify for ablation therapy for treatment of their barrett's esophagus
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had or qualify for ablation therapy for treatment of their barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia or early esophageal adenocarcinoma * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 3 or 4 * Inability to tolerate endoscopic procedures * Pregnancy: Females of child-bearing age will be screened with pregnancy test.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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