Bridging the Gap between Advancements in the Evolution of Diagnosis and Treatment towards Better Outcomes in Achalasia

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:23.57em"/><col style="width:12.42em"/><col style="width:12.42em"/><col style="width:12.42em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Topic</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>ID</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Study design</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Estimated date of completion </b></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">POEM vs. BTI in spastic esophageal disorders</td><td class="align_center"><i>NCT02663206</i></td><td class="align_center">RCT</td><td class="align_center">Jul 2020</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Multicenter study comparing endoscopic pneumodilation and POEM</td><td class="align_center"><i>NCT01793922</i></td><td class="align_center">RCT</td><td class="align_center">Jan 2023</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Endoscopic versus laparoscopic myotomy for the treatment of idiopathic achalasia: a randomized, controlled trial (POEM rcpmt)</td><td class="align_center"><i>NCT0160678</i></td><td class="align_center">RCT</td><td class="align_center">Dec 2018</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>POEM: peroral endoscopic myotomy; RCT: randomized controlled trial; BTI: botulinum toxin injection; LHM: laparoscopic Heller myotomy.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

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