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Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in Patients with Postfundplication Dysphagia

NCT06872255 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Laparoscopic fundoplication represents the standard antireflux procedure, when conservative measures fail. However, any type of fundoplication may be accompanied by adverse events. Postfundoplication dysphagia (PFD) may hamper results of anti-reflux surgery. Endoscopic pneumatic dilation has been considered as the first line treatment option for persistent PFD. However, studies have not confirmed its effectiveness in this indication. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) became a standard treatment for the management of esophageal achalasia and moreover has also been assessed in a small cohort of patients with refractory PFD and some patients achieved significant treatment success. We plan to perform a prospective international cohort multicenter study assessing the efficacy of POEM in patients with persistent and severe PFD.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

All procedures will be performed by an experienced endoscopist, with a sufficient experience in "third space" endoscopy (at least 100 POEMs) under general anesthesia (internal preoperative examination is necessary) with a high-definition endoscope, fitted with a plastic distal attachment. Before the procedure, the patients will be administered intravenous antibiotics. Exclusively CO2 will be used for insufflation. POEM will be performed in a similar way as in patients with achalasia - the procedure consists of 4 steps: (1) mucosal incision and tunnel entry, (2) submucosal tunneling, (3) myotomy, and (4) closure of the mucosal entry with endoscopic clips or other closure devices. Perioperative protocol might differ according the usual way of performing POEM in a given center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Trnava

    collaborator NETWORK

  • St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-01
Primary Completion
2027-06-01
Completion
2027-06-01

Countries

  • Czechia
  • Slovakia

Study Locations

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