# Trial of Electrosurgical Incision Versus Bougie Dilation of Symptomatic Lower Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings

> **NCT00204750** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Utah** · enrollment: 50 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lower Esophageal Ring
- Dysphagia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Bougie Dilation
- **PROCEDURE:** Needle-knife incision

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00204750
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Utah
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2001-08
- **Primary completion:** 2006-12
- **Final completion:** 2006-12
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2008-01-04

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00204750

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00204750, "Trial of Electrosurgical Incision Versus Bougie Dilation of Symptomatic Lower Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00204750. Licensed CC0.

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