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Brief Title: Trial to Assess the Effects of an Antimicrobial Mouthwash on the Esophageal Microbiome
Official Title: Pilot Randomized Trial to Assess the Effects of an Antimicrobial Mouthwash on the Esophageal and Gastric Microbiome
Study ID: NCT02513784
Brief Summary: This is a randomized, open-label pilot study to assess whether treatment with chlorhexidine mouthwash can alter the esophageal and gastric cardia microbiome
Detailed Description: Patients scheduled for upper endoscopy for clinical indications will be randomized to 3 weeks of either no treatment or use of twice daily chlorhexidine mouthwash leading up to the endoscopy. There will be 2-3 study visits, at Day 0 and Day 21, and for those subjects in the mouthwash arm, a final visit 1-2 weeks following the Day 21 visit. Subjects will be required to fast overnight prior to the visits on Days 0 and 21.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Name: Julian A. Abrams, MD, MS
Affiliation: Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR