New tool aims to help EoE patients decide on treatments
NCT ID NCT06817213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a decision support tool for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). About 40 participants will use either the tool or general education before a clinic visit. Researchers want to see if the tool is helpful and easy to use, and if it improves treatment knowledge and adherence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- decision support tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better-informed patients and improved treatment decisions for eosinophilic esophagitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tool may not improve outcomes as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * New EoE patient evaluations ≥18 years old at University of Michigan (UM) that have an upcoming outpatient visit in a UM-gastroenterology or allergy \& immunology clinic, * Able to speak and read English. Exclusion Criteria: * Prisoners and institutionalized individuals due to logistical limitations for use of a web app and follow-up interactions in these populations. * Patients that have significant cognitive or visual impairment that limits interaction with the decision aid (DA) * Patients that are terminally ill * Patients that do not have an email address or reliable access to the internet
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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