# Stent Therapy Versus Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy

> **NCT03962244** · — · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University Hospital of Cologne** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Leaks, Anastomotic

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** EsoSponge
- **DEVICE:** Self-Expanding Metal Stent

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03962244
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital of Cologne
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-04-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-29

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03962244

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03962244, "Stent Therapy Versus Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03962244. Licensed CC0.

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