Active clinical trials for "Pancreatitis"

Severe pancreatitis induces more damage in the pancreas and might therefore result reduced exocrine function leading to the insufficiency. The aim of this prospective study is to investigate development of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients recovering from first attack of moderately severe or severe acute pancreatitis.

The investigators aimed to perform a comparative study, evaluating the efficacy of three prophylactic approaches aiming to reduce the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis, using pharmacologic agents with different mechanisms of action (NSAIDs and/or acetylcysteine) in three different regimens.

Pancreatitis is a common complication especially in patients with gallbladder stones, most patients with biliary pancreatitis may recover spontaneously without sequelae, but in 10-20% of patients, the disease is severe and mortality rates of up to 30% are detected in these patients. In the evaluation of acute biliary pancreatitis, many scoring systems have been established (Atlanta, Ranson, APACHE, BISAP etc.) from past to present to determine morbidity and mortality of the disease. In this study, the investigators aimed to evaluate the correlation between morbidity and mortality of acute biliary pancreatitis and serum proinflammatory cytokines with ELISA and lymphocyte subtypes with Flow-cytometry.

The aim of the study is to develop a method for the prevention of acute pancreatitis after minimally invasive interventions of the bile ducts using a drug regimen.

Clinical course of chronic pancreatitis is still unpredictable, due to the lack of clinical classification. There is no model to assess disease severity or progression or predict patient outcomes. So we need to validate an objective predictive model - Chronic Pancreatitis Prognosis Score (COPPS) for classification, prognostication and management in Chronic Pancreatitis (CP)

The goal of this non-inferiority observational study is to assess the diagnostic performance of low-dose CT with deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR) in adult participants with acute abdominal conditions. The main research question is: • Can low-dose CT with DLIR achieve the same diagnostic performance as standard CT for the diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions. Participants will be examined with an additional low-dose CT directly after the standard CT. Participant will be their own controls.

Pancreatitis are one of the most common complications of post-ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), the incidence rate is 5&-10%, how to prevent PEP and hyperamylasemia is an important issue, somatostatin is widely used in the field of pancreas treatment. In order to explore the effects of somatostatin on prevent PEP(post-ERCP Pancreatitis), 908 subjects will be enrolled in two group in the study, one group is given common treatment, the other uses somatostatin in the base of common treatment.

Pancreatoduodenectomy carries high morbidity rates even in high-volume centers. Postoperative complications often preclude or delay adequate oral nutrition and nutritional support may be required. However, the role of perioperative nutritional supplementation in well-nourished patients remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to compare the influence of early enteral and oral nutrition on postoperative course and complications after pancreatoduodenectomy. 96 patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy will be randomized to receive early enteral nutrition (EN group) or early oral nutrition (PerOs group). The EN group will receive standard enteral diet administered through a nasojejunal tube. Enteral nutrition will be started on the 1st postoperative day and increased daily by 20-40 ml up to the estimated level. The PerOs group will receive oral diets beginning from the 2nd postoperative day and oral intake will be advanced as tolerated.

The purpose of this research was to assess the absolute and relative incidence of acute pancreatitis in persons initiating exenatide compared with persons initiating a different antidiabetic agent, and secondarily, persons without diabetes. This protocol summarizes a retrospective cohort study using eligibility, pharmacy claims, and medical claims data from a large US health plan affiliated with i3 Drug Safety.

The phenomenon that oral glucose elicits a higher insulin response than does intravenous (iv) glucose, even at identical plasma glucose (PG) profiles (isoglycemia), is called the incretin effect. In type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) the incretin effect has been shown to be markedly reduced or even abolished. It is not known whether the reduced incretin effect in T2DM is a primary event leading to T2DM or if it is merely a consequence of the diabetic state. To answer this question the investigators plan to estimate the incretin effect in 8 patients with secondary diabetes mellitus (DM) to chronic pancreatitis (CP) and compare it to the incretin effect of 8 patients with CP and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Eight patients with T2DM and 8 healthy control subjects are studied for comparison. The incretin effect is measured by a 50-g oral glucose tolerance test and an isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion.