Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction and Esophageal Diverticulum
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorUniversity of Cincinnati
About this trial
Patients undergoing open transcervical or endoscopic approach in which a laser or stapler is used to divide the common wall between the diverticulum and esophagus, or who are not surgical candidates but agree to follow-up.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with a diagnosis of cervical esophageal diverticulum, with Zenker's as most common, or CP bar (with diagnosis of early Zenker) as indicated on an esophagram who the participating institutions enroll regardless of surgical management and future treatments. Patients undergoing open transcervical or endoscopic approach in which a laser or stapler is used to divide the common wall between the diverticulum and esophagus, or who are not surgical candidates but agree to follow-up.
Disqualifiers
Patients who undergo division of the common wall between the diverticulum and esophagus using flexible endoscopy will not be included in the study.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- open, transcervical versus rigid endoscopic treatment
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov