Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

University of California San Diego

Status: Completed

Conditions: Achalasia

Treatments: Procedure: Per-oral enodscopic myotomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01402518

091170, 150261

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective chart review/data collection study of the per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) procedure, that will include questionnaires administered throughout the study. Subjects enrolled will be those intending to have a POEM procedure. Data will be collected and reviewed through 12 months post-op.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion:

1. Diagnosis of achalasia
2. Age 18-75
3. Mentally competent to give informed consent
4. Scheduled to undergo a POEM procedure

Exclusion:

1. Pregnant women
2. Any prior surgical treatment for achalasia

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Per-oral enodscopic myotomy