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Detection of Barrett s Esophagus in Patients Without Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Symptoms
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating EsoCheck/EsoGuard (EC/EG) and Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) for Barrett's Esophagus. Completed, enrolled 132 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop a method to detect Barrett's esophagus (BE) in individuals with a new office-based diagnostic test.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
EC is a swallowed capsule on a tethered catheter that obtains a touch sample of the distal esophagus. The obtained sample is placed in a buffer and sent to a diagnostics lab for testing of methylated markers from extracted DNA. EG is a methylated DNA test . A positive EG is associated with Barrett's esophagus at all its stages.
SOC diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract down to the duodenum. Tissue samples collected.