# Efficacy & Safety of Submucosal Endoscopic Myotomy With Mucosal Flap (SEMF) in the Treatment of Patients With Achalasia

> **NCT01438398** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Winthrop University Hospital** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Achalasia
- Dysphagia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Submucosal endoscopic myotomy with mucosal flap technique
- **PROCEDURE:** Submucosal Endoscopic Mucosal Flap (SEMF) technique

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01438398
- **Lead sponsor:** Winthrop University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-04-08
- **Primary completion:** 2015-01-06
- **Final completion:** 2015-10-22
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-05-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01438398

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01438398, "Efficacy & Safety of Submucosal Endoscopic Myotomy With Mucosal Flap (SEMF) in the Treatment of Patients With Achalasia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01438398. Licensed CC0.

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