Comparing two cuts during POEM for achalasia
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways of making the cut during a POEM procedure (a treatment for achalasia) to see which one works better. It's for people with achalasia or similar swallowing problems who are planning to have a POEM.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years of age or older.
- You have achalasia or another spastic esophageal motility disorder that requires a POEM procedure.
- You are in good health overall (ASA class I, II, or III) and can give informed consent.
- You have not had any prior surgery on your esophagus (myotomy or major esophageal surgery).
- You do not have a bleeding disorder that cannot be corrected, a current infection, or a condition that would make anesthesia unsafe.
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