# Endoscopic Versus Laparoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Idiopathic Achalasia

> **NCT01601678** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf** · enrollment: 240 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Achalasia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
- **PROCEDURE:** Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy (LHM)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01601678
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-12
- **Primary completion:** 2022-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-05-30
- **Target enrollment:** 240 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-28

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01601678

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01601678, "Endoscopic Versus Laparoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Idiopathic Achalasia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01601678. Licensed CC0.

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