Esophageal Food Impaction

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-04-04
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is designed to obtain data on the safety and efficacy of oral nitroglycerin solution for the treatment of esophageal food impaction in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with presumed esophageal food impaction. The main hypothesis is to determine the success rate of oral nitroglycerin solution in relieving the food impaction by assessing the resolution of symptoms and the ability of the patient to swallow.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: HealthPartners Institute
• Treatments: Nitroglycerin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over the age of 18 years

• Presentation consistent with esophageal food impaction

• Ability to swallow a small volume of liquid.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Intractable vomiting

• Hemodynamic instability or SBP <100 mmHg

• Concern for or evidence of significant airway compromise

• Concern for or evidence of esophageal perforation,

• Concern for or evidence of coronary ischemia

• Presentation > 12 hours since onset.