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Filter by:The investigators plan to collect throat swabs, saliva, feces and serum samples from pancreatic cancer patients, chronic pancreatitis patients and healthy people and clarify the characteristics of oral flora and serum metabolome of pancreatic cancer patients.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common condition and its main etiology is biliary. Cholecystectomy is the standard preventive treatment for recurrence of AP after admission. However, due to an increasingly older population and increased patient comorbidity, it is not always a possible option these days. If cholecystectomy is not performed, there is a significant risk for a recurrence of a biliopancreatic event (pancreatitis, biliary colic, choledocholithiasis, cholecystitis or cholangitis) of around 50% in the first year. This can lead to further episodes of pain, patient readmissions, and a reduced quality of life. Additionally, frequent readmissions can create a high cost burden on the health system. Currently, certain clinical guidelines propose biliary sphincterotomy as an alternative for patients in whom surgery is not feasible. However, this recommendation is based on retrospective studies with small sample size and the adherence to this recommendation is very low (12-23%). The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the recurrence of biliopancreatic events in the first year after admission for an acute biliary pancreatitis episode in patients that are not suitable for surgery. The main question it aims to answer is: Does biliary sphincterotomy prevent biliopancreatic event recurrence in non surgical patients after an episode of biliary acute pancreatitis? Researchers will compare biliary sphincterotomy vs conservative treatment to see if there is a reduction in biliopancreatic events during the first year after admission for acute pancreatitis in non surgical patients. Participants will be randomized to conservative treatment or biliary sphincterotomy and will be followed up for one year at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months to evaluate recurrence of BPE, readmissions, quality of life and mortality. Security of the technique will also be assessed in this specific population.
The DREAM-ON study will investigate whether continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is useful to predict risk for developing diabetes mellitus (DM) and pre-diabetes mellitus (PDM), the need for insulin therapy among those who develop DM, and to determine whether CGM can provide insight into the pathophysiology and DM subtype among participants who have experienced an episode of acute pancreatitis (AP). Thus, the results of the DREAM-ON study could inform future clinical practice guidelines for the management AP as well as potentially extending the licensing authorization for CGM to include use in patients with pancreatogenic (Type 3c) DM.
Rationale: Annually, acute pancreatitis is diagnosed in 6,500 patients in the Netherlands. In up to 25% of patients no definitive cause can be determined after routine work-up including endoscopic ultrasound and this is deemed to be idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP). IAP is known for its high recurrence rate. It is hypothesized that microlithiasis, a type of biliary pancreatitis, is the most common cause of IAP. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is highly effective in preventing recurrence of biliary pancreatitis. Currently no randomized trial has compared LC with conservative treatment in patients with IAP after adequate work-up including endoscopic ultrasound. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of LC as compared to conservative treatment in patients after a first episode of 'EUS-negative' IAP. Study design: Multicenter randomized controlled trial. Patients will be followed for one year after randomization. Study population: Adults with a first episode of 'EUS-negative' IAP. Intervention (if applicable): Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative treatment. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary endpoint is pancreatitis recurrence. Secondary endpoints include occurrence of biliary events, complications of LC, number and severity of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis, quality of life (QALY), costs (hospital and societal) and cost-effectiveness.
Severe and disabling abdominal pain is common in individuals with chronic pancreatitis. Although pain is associated with reduced quality of life and high economic and societal costs, there are limited effective options for pain management in this population. This study proposes an evidence-based psychological intervention approach using an internet-delivered pain self-management program to minimize the impact of pain and improve quality of life. The ultimate goal is to maximize the public health impact of the intervention with successful implementation and dissemination to pancreas clinics and to the community.
The purpose of this study is to characterize organ dysfunction change in acute necrotizing pancreatitis patients with sepsis after open necrosectomy.
The existing comprehensive diagnostic system for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is complex, with multidimensional clinical information including morphological changes and a lack of specific biomarkers. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can provide all the elements for morphological diagnosis of AIP, but the long learning curve and large observer differences make it difficult to popularize and promote. The cooperation units of the three regions in this project have found in the early stage that Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) induced follicular helper T cells (Tfh) activation is an important mechanism of AIP, but the identification of pathogenic components of the strain and clinical validation need to be explored. We have established a national multicenter AIP queue in the early stage and extracted EUS audio-visual features to establish a scoring model, but intelligent assistance is still needed to improve efficiency. Therefore, we plan to integrate gut microbiota, Tfh activation markers, and EUS imaging features to establish an AI assisted multimodal diagnostic system for AIP. This study will collaborate across multiple centers to identify and validate the components that induce Tfh activation in KP bacterial cells, to extract EUS pancreatic ultrasound features and optimize artificial intelligence assisted diagnostic algorithms, and to establish and validate an artificial intelligence assisted multimodal diagnostic system based on clinical information, biomarkers, and EUS. The aim of this study is to provide new diagnosis and treatment evaluation methods for AIP with high accuracy, convenience, and easy promotion for clinical practice.
Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancrepatography (ERCP) acute pancreatitis (PEAP) is a frequent complication of this endoscopic procedure. Chronic statin intake has been linked to lower incidence and severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). Periprocedural rectal administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is protective against PEP, but the role of chronic acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment is unclear. The aim of the study is to investigate whether statins and chronic ASA intake are associated with lower risk of PEAP.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) works to treat idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis (IRAP) in adults. It also clarify the efficacy of ERCP in the diagnosis of IRAP. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does ERCP reduce the frequency of pancreatitis episodes in IRAP patients? Does ERCP contribute to identify the etiology of IRAP patients? Participants will be randomly allocated to receive ERCP (pancreatic sphincterotomy and pancreatic stent placement) or conservative treatment and be followed for 1 year.
The purpose of the research is to test the feasibility and preliminary impact of a home-based, standardized, gut-directed, virtual reality cognitive behavioral therapy (VR CBT) on clinical and functional outcomes of patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) and recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) pain. The primary research procedures are questionnaires and biometric Fitbit data. The study will enroll adult patients with CP or RAP.