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Hot Water Drinking Therapy in Achalasia

NCT01863966 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-05-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

From clinical observation that some achalasia patients drink water to help swallow food, the investigators have proposed a systemic hot water drinking therapy. This study is to observe its efficacy on achalasia symptoms and explore its mechanism.

Conditions

  • Achalasia

Interventions

OTHER

hot water drinking therapy

Drink 200ml hot water 3min before and after a meal. Swallow food with hot water and drink 200ml hot water before sleep

PROCEDURE

Pneumatic dilation

Patients who are unsatisfied with hot water drinking therapy are to receive standard pneumatic dilation under endoscope

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meiyun Ke, M.D. · Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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