Status:

UNKNOWN

Intravenous Administration of Insulin and Plasma Exchange on Triglyceride Levels in Early Stage of Hypertriglyceridemia-induced Pancreatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

First Hospitals affiliated to the China PLA General Hospital

Nanjing General Hospital

Conditions:

Pancreatitis, Acute

Hypertriglyceridemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To investigate an economical and effective way to reduce the level of serum triglyceride in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult aged 18 to 80 years old;
  • abdominal pain consistent with AP;
  • serum amylase and / or lipase activity is at least 3 times higher than the normal upper limit;
  • abdominal imaging consistent with AP imaging changes.
  • severe hyperlipidemia "fasting serum TG\> 1,000 mg/dL (11.2mmol/L)";
  • except for other AP causes, such as cholelithiasis, alcohol, drugs and so on.

Exclusion

  • other etiologies other than hyperlipidemia leading to AP;
  • fasting serum TG less than 1,000 mg / dL (11.2mmol / L);
  • acute lipid-induced pancreatitis at the same time combined with other etiologies of acute pancreatitis.
  • the existence of plasma replacement contraindications: serious allergies to plasma, human serum albumin, heparin and others; the existence of mental disorders; unstable heart or cerebral infarction; intracranial hemorrhage or severe cerebral edema associated with hernia.
  • without informed consent, the patient refused to plasma replacement, and other circumstances may bring significant bias.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

220 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03342807

Start Date

November 1 2017

End Date

November 1 2020

Last Update

November 17 2017

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