Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:51 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:51 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01405469
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion criteria:
* Patient with symptomatic achalasia and pre-op barium swallow, manometry and esophagal-gastro-duodenoscopy which are consistent with the diagnosis
* persons of age \> 18 years with medical indication for surgical myotomy or Endoscopic balloon dilatation
* Signed written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria:
* Patients with previous surgery of the stomach or esophagus
* Patients with known coagulopathy
* Previous achalasia-treatment with surgery
* Patients with liver cirrhosis and/or esophageal varices
* Active esophagitis
* Eosinophilic esophagitis
* Barrett's esophagus
* Pregnancy
* Stricture of the esophagus
* Malignant or premalignant esophageal lesion
* Candida esophagitis
* Hiatal hernia \> 2cm
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01405469
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01405469