Clinical trials: Esophageal Dysfunction
Barrett Esophagus
Non-endoscopic Brushing of the Esophagus Using a Non-endoscopic Inflatable Balloon of the Esophagus in Screening for Barrett Esophagus
This pilot clinical trial studies non-endoscopic brushing of the esophagus using a non-endoscopic inflatable balloon for the esophagus in screening for Barrett esophagus, a condition where the lining of the esophagus has changed…
- Trial name
- NCT02451124
- Testing
- non-endoscopic inflatable balloon for the esophagus, Questionnaire Administration, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer
The Diagnostic Value of Nitrogen Element (N) in Esophagus Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the diagnostic value of various nitrogen components in oral gas for esophagus cancer (ESCA) .
- Trial name
- NCT05494359
- Testing
- The nitrogen isotope
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux
Multi-Site Detection of Barrett's Esophagus in Patients Without Chronic GERD Symptoms
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a method to detect Barrett's esophagus in individuals with a new office based diagnostic test.
- Conditions
- Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06687603
- Testing
- EsoCheck, EsoGuard
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Degeneration Spine, Cervical Radiculopathy
Salt Water Gargling on Swallowing Following ACDF
The goal of this randomized control trial is to collect sufficient preliminary data on the efficacy of sodium chloride, hereafter referred to as "saltwater" or "saline" in reducing the difficulty of swallowing following…
- Conditions
- Degeneration Spine, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Stenosis, Cervical Spondylosis
- Trial name
- NCT06475365
- Testing
- Sodium chloride gargle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
Motor Learning in Dysphagia Rehabilitation
The overall goal is to exploit motor learning principles and adjuvant techniques in a novel way to enhance dysphagia rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders, Deglutition Disorders, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT02576470
- Testing
- Biofeedback, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Financial Reward
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Esophageal Dysmotility
Topical Bethanechol for Improvement of Esophageal Dysmotility
The purpose of this research project is to determine the effect of a drug called bethanechol on swallowing function in patients with Ineffective Esophageal Motility (IEM).
- Trial name
- NCT01031043
- Testing
- Bethanechol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
Food Intake and Gut Hormones in Patients Who Have Undergone Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients upper gastrointestinal cancers have produced an increasing population of people who remain free from disease recurrence in the long term.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02385617
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers
Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency
The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training…
- Conditions
- Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers, Family Caregivers, Informal Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07414563
- Testing
- Nasogastric tube web application
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Bone Turnover Rate Disorder, Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Effects of Lansoprazole on Bone Turnover Markers
Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) has increased in recent years. There are concerns that PPIs have possible negative effects on bone metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT04814316
- Testing
- Blood and urine specimens
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer
Fecal Screening Assay for Taiwanese Population
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a convenient tool for the screening of asymptomatic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding while 「guaiac-based fecal occult test (G-FOBT) 」 is increasingly replaced by the use of an 「immunochemical-based…
- Conditions
- Advanced Colorectal Neoplasms, Throat Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01341197
- Testing
- Fecal immunochemical test, guaiac fecal occult-blood test, and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Infant Conditions
Prevalence of FGIDs and Probiotics Study
This is a study to evaluate the prevalence of FGIDs in infants using the Thai version of Rome IV diagnostic questionnaire for functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants and evaluate the efficacy of Limosilactobacillus…
- Trial name
- PROOF (NCT06309199)
- Testing
- Biogaia
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Acute Stroke, Dysphagia
Improving SWAllowing After Stroke With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
In the acute phase of stroke, dysphagia (difficulty/inability to swallow) is a common problem that can have serious consequences such as aspiration pneumonia, increased lenght of hospitalisation, and death.
- Trial name
- iSWAT (NCT01758991)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia
Post-operative Sore Throat as Determined by Endotracheal Tube Inflation Technique
The purpose of this study is to test whether the incidence of sore throat and other tracheal co-morbidities such as dysphagia and hoarseness can be lessened by use of a cuff manometer at the beginning of surgery to inflate to the…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Sore Throat, Dysphagia, Hoarseness
- Trial name
- NCT01305265
- Testing
- cuff manometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Narrow-band Imaging, Autofluorescence Imaging and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of narrow band imaging (NBI) and autofluorescence imaging (AFI) to distinguish subtle mucosal change related to acid reflux that is not visible in standard white light imaging (WLI)…
- Trial name
- NCT01504971
- Testing
- symptom questionaire, pH monitoring, Tri-modal imaging endoscopy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Sarcopenia, Dysphagia
Comparison of the Swallowing Functions in Sarcopenia and Dynapenia
The purpose of the study to investigate the comparison of the swallowing functions of the sarcopenia and dynapenia in older patients
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04960007
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Obesity, Colon Cancer
Proteomic Analysis of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
The expression of proteins in the blood of obese individuals is different from the expression of proteins in healthy individuals, and is also different in individuals after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Colon Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06787807
- Testing
- bariatric surgery
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer
Improving Patient and Caregiver Understanding of Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapy for Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test educational material developed to educate and support patients receiving immunotherapy for advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Stage IV Melanoma, Advanced Lung Cancer, Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- UPLIFT (NCT04670445)
- Testing
- Educational Video and QPL List, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Cervical Cancer
A Survivorship Care Plan for Gynaecological Cancer Patients
After treatment women surviving gynaecological cancer may experience lateeffects and longterm challenges specific to their disease and treatment resulting in functional deficits and a reduction in societal integration (Yabroff et…
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01582906
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
OESOPHAGO-GASTRIC CARCINOMA, Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma
AUGMENTED RESPONSE OF VOLATILE BIOMARKERS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF OESOPHAGOGASTRIC CANCER (AROMA2)
Cancer of the stomach and oesophagus is among the world's top five cancers. Survival rates are very poor as the disease presents late and early symptoms are non-specific.
- Conditions
- OESOPHAGO-GASTRIC CARCINOMA, Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Oesophageal Cancer Nos
- Trial name
- AROMA2 (NCT07260734)
- Testing
- Breath Test
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Cervical Cancer
Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool
The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of two nutrition screening tools to identify inpatients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01851928
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust