Comprehensive Esophageal Diagnostics Study

PHASE4RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 17, 2021

Primary Completion Date

October 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
Achalasia
Interventions
DRUG

Atropine challenge

Atropine challenge. After baseline FLIP, subjects will be administered 15 mcg/kg of intravenous atropine. Two minutes after administration, FLIP will be repeated.

PROCEDURE

Esophageal muscle biopsy

Esophageal muscle biopsy. During standard-of-care Heller myotomy or per-oral endoscopic myotomy, 5mm of lower esophageal sphincter and distal esophageal circular muscle will be collected via biopsy forceps.

Trial Locations (2)

30322

RECRUITING

Emory University Hospital, Atlanta

30342

RECRUITING

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

lead

Emory University

OTHER