Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy for Refractory Gastroparesis
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Official title
A Randomized, Sham and Cross-Over-Controlled Trial of Per-oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) in Patients With Refractory Gastroparesis
Brief summary
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Gastroparesis is a disorder triggered by numerous causes and it is defined by symptoms and with an objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of obstruction. Effective treatment for gastroparesis is challenging especially in patients with severe symptoms. In refractory gastroparesis, endoscopic or surgical treatments may therefore be considered. Endoscopic treatments include intrapyloric injection of botulinum toxin and transpyloric insertion of a metallic stent. Surgical options involve implantation of a gastric "pacemaker" (gastric stimulation), pyloroplasty and subtotal gastrectomy. Recently, a new endoscopic technique, gastric endoscopic per oral pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) has been introduced with promising preliminary results. The aim of this prospective, sham-controlled, cross-over study (cross-over for patients randomized to the sham arm) is to compare short and long-term efficacy and safety of G-POEM in patients with refractory gastroparesis. Symptoms and objective parameters of gastric emptying will be the main outcome criteria. The reason of using a sham protocol is to control for the potential confounders (therapeutic effects of touch and belief, which are components of the placebo effect).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03356067
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 42 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Gastric endoscopic peroral pyloromyotomy Procedure
- Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 2017
- Primary completion
- Dec 23, 2020
- Completion
- Jan 25, 2021
- Last update posted
- Jan 26, 2021
2017 – 2021
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60637 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Jan 26, 2021 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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