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Procedure

Cricopharyngeal myotomy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By David Lott, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if people with reflux with a Zenker's diverticulum have increased reflux into the throat following a cricopharyngeal myotomy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
  • Zenker Diverticulum

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Post cricopharyngeal myotomyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Subjects scheduled to undergo an endoscopic criocopharyngeal myotomy, which is the standard treatment for a Zenker's diverticulum, will have levels of laryngopharyngeal reflux measured after the procedure.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PH probe Testing
2013
N/A
~10
Cricopharyngeal myotomy
2013
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,319 Previous Clinical Trials
3,068,802 Total Patients Enrolled
David Lott, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
1 Previous Clinical Trials
32 Total Patients Enrolled
~1 spots leftby Oct 2025
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