achalasia. Achalasia of cardia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention group will be selected from patients with esophageal achalasia in need of treatment, who were referred to the endoscopy department of Mofid Childre
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Months to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with esophageal achalasia and aged three months to 14 years presenting with symptoms of dysphagia, weight loss, respiratory symptoms, and chest pain due to food aspiration, and exhibiting signs of failure to thrive (FTT), abdominal pain, chest pain, or dental caries.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who underwent balloon dilation for reasons other than achalasia, such as anastomotic stricture following esophageal atresia, syndromic FTTs, abdominal pain from alternative etiologies, and chest pain attributable to cardiac conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms and sign. Timepoint: 0, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months , 36 months after the injection. Method of measurement: clinical symptoms and sign after the procedure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Radiologic signs, growth parameters. Timepoint: 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after injection. Method of measurement: radiologic signs based on radiologic features and growth parameters based on growth indexes. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactmohammad aghaee
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed