Pancreatitis Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of NI-03 (Study Medication) compared to Placebo in Subjects with Chronic Pancreatitis.

Summary Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound in obtaining abdominal and/or pelvic images. The study will use a newly developed acquisition method and post-processing technique to create three dimensional image models of the abdomen ...

The data management systems, auditing, and monitoring effort are supported by the MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC). The The Coordination and Data Management Center (CDMC) will provide high quality, efficient and consistent leadership and services in all aspects of data quality and assurance; data harmonization and ...

It is a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Patients with painful chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic stones (> 5 mm in diameter) who are treated with ESWL at Changhai Hospital will be randomly allocated to indomethacin or placebo therapy before the procedure.

This study is a randomized, double blind, sham-controlled, cross-over, controlled investigation. The overall objective of the study is to conduct a study of vagal tone and the sensory system (brain activity, sensory testing, and questionnaires) assessing the effect of two weeks' transcutaneous vagal neuromodulation in chronic pancreatitis patients not responding ...

The goal of this study is to assess whether infusion of Prolastin-C during peri-transplant period can enhance islet autograft survival and function in chronic pancreatitis patients who have total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation. This is a prospective, controlled, double-blind study. The primary endpoint will be area under the curve for ...

For patients with severe pancreatitis refractory to medical and endoscopic therapy, total pancreatectomy (TP) with islet autotransplantation (IAT) may be considered. While 90% of TPIAT recipients have some function of the transplanted islet graft, only about 1/3rd come completely off insulin. The long-term goal of the proposed research is to ...

Acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) are associated with high disease burden across the lifespan. Recurring abdominal pain is the most prevalent and distressing symptom. Pain severity reduces health-related quality of life for individuals with CP and is associated with increased fatigue, anxiety and depressive symptoms, lower general ...

Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory condition where progressive fibrosis and scarring leads to loss of pancreatic exocrine and endocrine function and can lead to development of malnutrition, weight loss, abdominal pain and impaired quality of life. Patients with chronic pancreatitis have a high risk of pancreatic adenocarcinoma compared to ...

Pancreatic cancer is the 4th cause of cancer related deaths in USA and in many of the Western Countries. The incidence of the disease is almost corresponding to the mortality rate. For this reason pancreatic cancer can be considered a global lethal disease. Even if treatments have improved, the resection ...