Early Nutrition in Acute Pancreatitis (OZT)
Acute Pancreatitis
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Acute Pancreatitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
AP diagnosis according to the generally accepted criteria ie. fulfilling two out of three criteria:
- Abdominal pain of pancreatic origin
- Radiologic findings supportive of AP on imaging
- Amylase or lipase levels elevation three times above the upper limit of normal
- Mild or moderate AP Mild AP: AP without organ failure, local or general complications Moderate AP: AP that may be accompanied by intermittent organ failure, local complications or concomitant disease worsening
- No contradictions to enteral treatment
- Informed consent from the parents or legal guardian and from the patient if older than 16 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe general condition
- Severe AP
- Kidney insufficiency, cardiac insufficiency
- Diabetes type 1
- Cystic fibrosis
- Contraindications to enteral feeding
- Lack of required informed consent
Sites / Locations
- Departement of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Very early refeeding
Early refeeding
Very early diet intervention: refeeding within 24 hours from the hospital admission. Participants will be encouraged to start eating immediately after the time of admission. They will be able to choose the meal from the list with no amount or calories restriction.They will be asked to conduct the daily diet diary - time of feeding, quality and quantity of the foods ingested. Laboratory tests will be performed at the study entry, on the day of 3 and 5 of hospitalization and on the day of discharge.
Early diet intervention: refeeding after 24 hours from the hospital admission . During the first 24 hours after admission participants will be on fluid only (orally and/or intravenously). Later on they will be encouraged to start eating. They will be able to choose the meal from the list with no amount or calories restriction.They will be asked to conduct the daily diet diary - time of feeding, quality and quantity of the foods ingested. Laboratory tests will be performed at the study entry, on the day of 3 and 5 of hospitalization and on the day of discharge.