Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Before and After Cricopharyngeal Myotomy
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Procedure, Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux
• presence of Zenker's diverticulum or cricopharyngeal hypertrophy
• undergoing surgery for Zenker's diverticulum or cricopharyngeal hypertrophy with endoscopic laser cricopharyngeal myotomy
• at least 18 years old
Locations
United States
Arizona
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale
Time Frame
Start Date: 2013-06
Completion Date: 2018-01-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 10
Treatments
Experimental: Post cricopharyngeal myotomy
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.
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Leads: Mayo Clinic