NCT01728896

Brief Summary

The first step in treating patients with acute pancreatitis is to provide pain relief and intravenous fluids to keep them comfortable. As the pain subsides and patient starts to feel better food and fluids by mouth are restarted. This is done to rest the pancreas which is the organ that has been inflamed. In some patients when food by mouth restarts they have pain and as a consequence they have a longer stay in hospital. It is thought that patients who have little pain and are within 24 hours of admission to hospital do well if they control their own food intake. This is in contrast to the usual treatment where the treating team advise when eating should restart.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
56

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2013

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 5, 2012

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 20, 2012

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2013

Completed
4.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2018

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

September 26, 2019

Status Verified

September 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.5 years

First QC Date

November 5, 2012

Last Update Submit

September 24, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

Acute pancreatitis, nutrition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Oral food intolerance

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days

Secondary Outcomes (11)

  • Time from admission until tolerance of oral food

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days

  • Total length of hospital stay

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days

  • Need for opiates

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days

  • Change in pain intensity

    Baseline and 24, 48, 72h after randomisation

  • Progression of acute pancreatitis severity

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days

  • +6 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Patient-controlled oral refeeding

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will be allowed to drink and eat hospital food freely as tolerated.

Other: Patient-controlled oral refeeding

Conventional management

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Patient-controlled oral refeeding

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • diagnosis of acute pancreatitis
  • age \> 18 years
  • written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • ongoing need for opiates
  • \>96 hours after onset of symptoms
  • chronic pancreatitis
  • post-ERCP pancreatitis
  • intraoperative diagnosis
  • pregnancy
  • malignancy
  • received nutrition before randomisation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Auckland; Auckland City Hospital

Auckland, New Zealand

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pancreatic DiseasesDigestive System Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prinicpal Investigator Dr. Max Petrov

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2012

First Posted

November 20, 2012

Study Start

December 1, 2013

Primary Completion

June 1, 2018

Study Completion

June 1, 2019

Last Updated

September 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

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