Do Patients Who Have Had Surgery for Achalasia Suffer From Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients With Achalasia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00519441

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-08-22

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2012-08-15

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Conditions

Reflux

Keywords

laparoscopic Heller myotomy, achalasia, reflux

Brief summary

Patients who have had laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done in order to determine is these patients suffer from reflux after surgery.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients who have laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia suffer from reflux after the surgery. Patients at our institution who have had surgery for achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done to determine whether or not these patients have reflux.

Interventions

OTHERpH study

All patients will have 48 hour pH study

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia

Exclusion criteria

* Patients under the age of 18 will not be included * Patients who are receiving anti-reflux therapy will not be included

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The objective of this study is to determine the degree of post-operative reflux in patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia.	2 years

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026