Stopping opioids’ effects on swallowing in esophagus problems
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at how stopping opioid pain medicines affects esophagus function (the tube that carries food to the stomach), including in people with or without symptoms. It may help researchers understand what changes to expect after opioid cessation in a pain rehabilitation program.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be enrolled in a Mayo Pain Rehabilitation Center program to stop (cease) opioid medicines
- Be able to understand the study and sign informed consent
- No prior stomach/food-pipe (gastroesophageal) surgery, and no past “pneumatic dilation” procedure
- No esophagus procedures like botulinum toxin (Botox) shots within the last 12 months
- Not have certain esophagus conditions like a stricture (narrowing) or achalasia type I or II
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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