PREcision MEDicine In Achalasia (PREMEDIA) - Cohort
PREcision MEDicine In Achalasia - A Multicenter Randomized Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial of Short Tailored POEM vs. Standard POEM for Non-Spastic Achalasia and A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Long Tailored POEM for Spastic Esophageal Motility Disorders
Northwestern University
200 participants
Jun 1, 2026
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how the doctor decides how long to cut t the esophageal muscle during Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in patients with difficulty swallowing due to certain conditions. The main question it aims to answer is: does pre-POEM testing help the physician choose how long to cut the muscle. Participants will allow researchers to access their standard of care information in their medical record, complete questionnaires at up to 6 times over a 2-year period.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Age ≥ 18
- Type III achalasia or EGJOO with spastic/hypercontractile features or Jackhammer Esophagus or Distal Esophageal Spasm
- Eckardt Score > 3
Exclusion Criteria15
- Prior POEM
- Prior surgical treatment for achalasia
- Endoscopic pneumatic dilation or lower esophageal sphincter botulinum toxin (botox) injection within 6 months
- Prior unrelated esophageal or upper gastric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
- Prior endoscopic gastroesophageal intervention for obesity or GERD, such endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty or transoral incisionless fundoplication
- Known secondary achalasia related to malignancy (pseudoachalasia)
- Known eosinophilic esophagitis
- Diverticulum (> 2 cm) in distal esophagus
- Megaesophagus
- Fibroinflammatory stricture of the esophagus due to any etiology (e.g., peptic, radiation, eosinophilic)
- Pregnancy
- Standard contraindications to general anesthesia
- Standard contraindications to endoscopic myotomy in the esophagus (e.g. untreated varices)
- Unwillingness or inability to consent for the study
- Anticipated inability to follow protocol
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NCT07293689