# Comparison of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) With Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy (LHM) for Treatment of Achalasia

> **NCT02018705** · — · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf** · enrollment: 47 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Comparison of Short- Term Success Rates of POEM With LHM
- Comparison of Long-term Success Rates of POEM With LHM

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02018705
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2013-08
- **Primary completion:** 2014-12
- **Final completion:** 2014-12
- **Target enrollment:** 47 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** data income too low
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-07

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02018705

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02018705, "Comparison of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) With Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy (LHM) for Treatment of Achalasia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02018705. Licensed CC0.

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