Pancreatitis, verY earlY compared wiTH delayed start Of eNteral feeding (PYTHON) trial: a randomised controlled multicenter trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- pancreas infectionpancreatitis1001796610004018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35528
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 208
Inclusion Criteria
Acute pancreatitis: upper abdominal pain and serum lipase and/ or amylase levels 3 times the upper level of normal
Age 18 years or above
Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
History of acute or chronic pancreatitis
Admitted to hospital > 24 hours (either for acute pancreatitis or for other conditions)
Symptoms > 96 hours (4 days)
Acute pancreatitis due to malignancy
Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis during operation for acute abdomen
Post ERCP pancreatitis
Already on artificial nutrition (enteral or parenteral)
Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint is the fraction of patients with an infectious<br /><br>complication or mortality during hospital stay (composite endpoint).<br /><br>Re-admission within 10 days after discharge is considered as one hospital<br /><br>admission.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method