A Randomized Controlled Comparison of Esophageal Clearance Times of Oral Budesonide Preparations.

Background: Topical steroids prepared as oral viscous slurries have become common in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Esophageal mucosal contact time correlates with clinical and histologic improvement.

Aim: To compare the mucosal contact time of alternative oral viscous budesonide (OVB) slurries with the conventional sucralose OVB.