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Study of Endoscopic Barrett's Esophagus Diagnosis

NCT00591461 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2019-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a condition that often occurs in patients who have had GERD for a long time. The researchers are interested in BE because it can sometimes become a cancer in the esophagus. The way that we currently diagnose BE is by performing an upper endoscopy and looking for a change in the color of the esophagus. This color change may represent BE. If the doctor sees this, he/she may take biopsies of this area.

Studies have shown that making the diagnosis of BE can be hard to make. One of the reasons why this may be is because doctors may interpret what they see differently during the procedure. In other words, they may see an esophagus that appears normal in color or abnormal in color.

The purpose of this study is to compare two doctors' impressions of the appearance of the esophagus during a single endoscopy procedure.

Conditions

  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • GERD

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Glenn M Eisen, MD, MPH · Oregon Health and Science University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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