Guinea pigs for POEM sought.

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POEM, SEMF and TEEM are all types of NOTES (natural orifice transluminal

endoscopic surgery), which means they are done by going in a natural

opening like the mouth then through an enclosed space like the

esophagus. POEM is Per-Oral which mean it is through the mouth. All

these are through the mouth. SEMF is Submucosal. All of these are

submucosal. TEEM is Trans-Esophageal which means it is through the

esophagus. All of these are through the esophagus.

Here are links to studies seeking subjects.

The Oregon Clinic

Portland, Oregon

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01399476

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01302288

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01302301

Winthrop University Hospital

Mineola, New York

Efficacy & Safety of Submucosal Endoscopic Myotomy With Mucosal Flap (SEMF)

in the Treatment of Patients With Achalasia

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01438398

SEMF is like POEM. I don't know if there is any difference.

University of California, San Diego

Endoscopic Esophageal Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia (TEEM)

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01402518

TEEM is like POEM. I don't know if there is a difference.

Chinese University of Hong Kong

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01525732

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01524458

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01524471

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01405417

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

Not yet recruiting

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01512719

You can find other types of trials for achalasia at:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?intr= " achalasia "

That will even produce RSS feeds if you want one.

notan