# Mechanisms of Weight Loss in Patients Diagnosed With Achalasia

> **NCT03063463** · — · ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · sponsor: **Vanderbilt University Medical Center** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Achalasia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** pneumatic dilation
- **PROCEDURE:** surgical myotomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03063463
- **Lead sponsor:** Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- **Start date:** 2017-02-15
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06
- **Final completion:** 2026-06
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03063463

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03063463, "Mechanisms of Weight Loss in Patients Diagnosed With Achalasia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03063463. Licensed CC0.

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