Status:

UNKNOWN

A Case-CrossovEr Study deSign to Inform Tailored Interventions to Prevent Disease Progression in Acute Pancreatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Pancreatitis, Acute

Alcohol Drinking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

The Purpose of this study is to investigate changes in alcohol consumption in the period leading up to the onset of pancreatitis and compare that to levels of drinking during asymptomatic periods.

Detailed Description

There is no question that long-term heavy consumption of alcohol leads to increased risk of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis. While many patients and providers assume that heavy episodic alcoh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 18-75 years at the time of eligibility assessment
  • Currently hospitalized with Acute Pancreatitis (AP) per Revised Atlanta Classification, which requires two of the following evidence of pancreatitis:
  • Abdominal pain consistent with AP (acute onset of a persistent, severe, epigastric pain often radiating to the back)
  • Serum lipase activity (or amylase activity) at least three times greater than the upper limit of normal
  • Characteristic findings of AP on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or transabdominal ultrasonography
  • Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C) alcohol consumption score of ≥3

Exclusion

  • Pancreatitis presumed to be related to: gallstones, medication, trauma, autoimmune pancreatitis, post-ERCP pancreatitis, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, suspected cystic neoplasm, neuroendocrine tumors, and other uncommon tumors.
  • Chronic pancreatitis with calcification(s).
  • Pancreatic cancer or pancreatic metastasis from other malignancies.
  • History of pancreas transplant or pancreatectomy
  • Current medical or psychiatric illnesses that in the investigator's opinion would compromise their ability to tolerate study procedures or participate in longitudinal follow up.
  • Currently incarcerated.
  • Known current pregnancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04743323

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

June 1 2024

Last Update

August 31 2023

Active Locations (5)

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1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

2

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90034

3

Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90034

4

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210