New scope treatment eases swallowing woes
NCT ID NCT01512719
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new procedure called POEM for people with achalasia, a condition where the esophagus doesn't relax properly, making swallowing hard. In POEM, doctors cut the tight muscle through a small tunnel inside the esophagus, without any cuts on the outside. The goal was to see if this less invasive treatment could help patients swallow better.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2013
- Finished
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Jan 2023
- 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 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 with Achalasia whom are candidates for Heller Myotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Perforation of LES during dilatation * Pregnant women * mentally ill patients
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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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Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, 12000, Israel
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hadassah Medical Organization Ein-Kerem campus
Jerusalem, Israel
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