Esophageal Disorders Clinical Trials

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Pilot Study of EsoCheck Compared to Biopsies and Brush Cytology During Endoscopy for Evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Exclusion criteria include known or suspected contraindication for esophageal intubation, esophageal stricture with inability to pass an endoscope, history of esophageal perforation, history of esophageal resection, esophageal diverticula, esophageal fistula, pill dysphagia, pill swallowing phobia, food impaction, esophageal varices, coagulopathy, active anticoagulation or antithrombotics, active GI bleeding and pregnancy.

The HepQuant SHUNT Liver Diagnostic Kit for Likelihood of Large Esophageal Varices: The SHUNT-V Study

The purpose of the HepQuant SHUNT study is to validate the Disease Severity Index (DSI) from the HepQuant SHUNT Test for likelihood of large esophageal varices by comparing the SHUNT test to the current standard of care, EGD, in patients with chronic liver disease.

A Pilot Study of Diffusion Weighted MRI to Assess Esophageal Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation

We also want to collect and examine blood samples from patients with esophageal cancer to look at the levels of substances called circulating tumor cells(CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). These substances have been associated with the presence of tumor cells in the body.

Utility of Esophageal Cooling Therapy for the Prevention of Thermal Injury During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: an investigator initiated randomized blinded single center pilot study

This is a small scale pilot study to evaluate if esophageal cooling using the Attune Medical Esophageal Heat Transfer Device (EnsoETM) limits the frequency or severity of thermal injury during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Extreme Phenotypes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea typically causes daytime sleepiness and fragmented (broken up) sleep. Obesity is thought to be the most important risk factor for sleep apnea, yet we currently do not understand how obesity increases …