Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing the Effects of Lactated Ringers and Normal Saline in Acute Pancreatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's National Research Institute

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Conditions:

Pancreatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Acute pancreatitis is increasingly common diagnosis in children. Most of the guidelines related to the details of management of acute pancreatitis are extrapolated from the adult literature. There is ...

Detailed Description

Acute pancreatitis represents inflammation of the pancreas that has been well identified in the literature for several centuries. However, the phenomenon has only relatively recently gained prominence...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged 0-18 years diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in the emergency department or inpatient ward at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters or one of the affiliated institutions participating in the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients greater than 18 years of age
  • Patients who are not diagnosed with acute pancreatitis
  • Patients who have any previous history of acute pancreatitis, past medical history of underlying illness including congenital heart disease, chronic lung disease, or renal failure
  • Patients who have any of the following: hyperkalemia, systemic acidosis, acute dehydration, extensive tissue breakdown, adrenal insufficiency, concomitant use of potassium-sparing diuretics, use of extended-release preparations in patients with esophageal compression caused by an enlarged left atrium, hypersensitivity to sodium chloride, hypernatremia, or fluid retention
  • Patients who are pregnant females
  • Patients who have additional comorbidities at time of admission that would prevent adequate treatment with the methods described above will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 23 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

79 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03242473

Start Date

December 1 2014

End Date

October 23 2020

Last Update

August 17 2021

Active Locations (3)

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Children's National Health System

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

2

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

3

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507