Condition (MeSH)
Esophageal Fistula
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 21 trials for Esophageal Fistula or a narrower condition beneath it.
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Trials per phase
9 of the 21 trials are tagged with Esophageal Fistula itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Esophageal Fistula trials start? (13)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 3
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
Showing 10 of 13 earlier years.
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.4 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 2 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Esophageal Fistula trials in? (4)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Not applicable | 11 |
| Observational | 8 |
How many Esophageal Fistula trials are recruiting? (7)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 1 |
| Recruiting | 1 |
| Active, not recruiting | 1 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Terminated | 1 |
Showing 5 of 7 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Esophageal Fistula trials? (3)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Cook Group Incorporated | 1 |
| Cook Research Incorporated | 1 |
| Northeast Scientific, Inc. | 1 |
Interventions as named in the registry (1)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| SVF | 1 |
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Esophageal Fistula trials report? (10)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Device dislocation | 10 | 1 |
| Chest pain | 7 | 1 |
| Dysphagia | 6 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 1 |
| Abdominal pain | 5 | 1 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Esophageal Fistula? (30)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| A worldwide survey on incidence, management, and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the POTTER-AF study. | European heart journal | 2023 | Yes |
| Evaluation of pulmonary complications and affecting factors in children for repaired esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. | Respiratory medicine | 2021 | Yes |
| Esophageal cooling for protection during left atrial ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing | 2020 | Yes |
| Emulsified stromal vascular fraction tissue grafting: a new frontier in the treatment of esophageal fistulas. | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | 2020 | Yes |
| Concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with enteral nutrition support: a radical treatment strategy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with malignant fistulae. | Chinese journal of cancer | 2017 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 30 publications.
Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)
MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.
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Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.