Surface EMG Testing on Swallowing in EoE Patients (sEMG)

Mayo Clinic

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing; Diagnostic Test: Surface Electromyography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07156357

24-009832

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluating swallowing food with surface electromyography (EMG) machine in patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Full description

Evaluating surface electromyography (sEMG) assessment of swallowing and bolus preparation in patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Controls

Description:

Subjects who can swallow normally

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Surface Electromyography

Diagnostic Test: Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Description:

Subjects with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Surface Electromyography

Diagnostic Test: Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing