Combined retrospective/prospective epidemiological trial

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic pancreatitis; Digestive System; Pancreatitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN85868389
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leipzig (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with chronic pancreatitis with written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Uncured cancer within last five years
2. Radiation and chemotherapy within last five years
3. Other disorders causing abdominal pain such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease and chronic ulcer disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Course of disease

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Age of first manifestation<br>2. Calcification at first manifestation<br>3. Time until development of endocrine and exocrine dysfunction<br>4. Pain and inflammatory episodes<br>5. Development of complication as pancreatic duct stenosis