Sticker on the neck could replace scope for swallowing tests
NCT ID NCT07156357
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Mayo Clinic study tests if a simple sticker (surface EMG) on the neck can measure how well people with Eosinophilic Esophagitis swallow food. Researchers will compare the sticker's readings to a standard scope exam. The study enrolls 30 adults — both healthy volunteers and EoE patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Surface electromyography (sEMG) patch
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simpler, less invasive way to check swallowing in EoE patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study (30 people) just testing a measurement method, not a treatment. The patch may not be accurate enough to replace current tests.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 with EoE will be recruited from the esophageal clinic. Controls will be recruited by monitoring for patients that present for video swallow with speech language pathology and have a normal video swallow.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Controls * Normal video swallow or score of 0 for dysphagia on ESSAI questionnaire * absence of dysphagia * age \>18 EoE participants * Documentation of EoE diagnosis by histologic criteria, * \>15 eos/hpf on most recent esophageal biopsy * age \>18 Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal baseline video swallow * lack of MSK coordination to eat test meal * underlying neuromuscular disorder.
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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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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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