Clinical Trial: Ramanspectroscopy in Barrett's Esophagus

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: In-Vivo Raman Spectroscopy of Barrett's Esophagus

Brief Summary: This study is being done to see if a new device, called near-infrared Raman spectroscopy, can provide similar information as that obtained from taking biopsies of the lining of your Barrett's esophagus

Detailed Summary: In the search for means to enhance the surveillance of BE, optical spectroscopy is emerging as a candidate with high potential. Optical spectroscopic techniques measure specific light-tissue interactions, such as fluorescence, elastic scattering, and Raman (inelastic) scattering, which provide objective and quantitative diagnostic information about the molecular and/or structural status of tissue. Moreover, optical spectroscopy has the capacity to identify tissue pathology in situ in a rapid and non-destructive fashion. Among the optical spectroscopic techniques, near-infrared Raman spectroscopy (NIRS) is particularly promising because of the wealth of molecular-specific information contained in its spectra
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

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Information By: Mayo Clinic

Dates:
Date Received: December 22, 2007
Date Started: October 2004
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Last Updated: January 5, 2016
Last Verified: September 2009