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Filter by:The main reason for this research study is to find out more about acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in children. There are few studies on childhood pancreatitis, so diagnosis and treatment are based on adult studies. This limits our understanding and treatment of these disorders in children. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a tool used to assess and diagnose pancreatic disease. We can use ultrasound with shear wave elastography (SWE) to measure fibrosis (scarring) of the pancreas. We can use SWE on both EUS and transabdominal ultrasound (TUS) systems. Both TUS and EUS SWE have been studied for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adult patients, however they have not been studied in children. We plan to use EUS SWE and TUS SWE information in this study to help us understand pancreatitis in children. Children with pancreatitis and children without pancreatitis (controls) will be invited to participate in this study.
To explore the impact of chronic pancreatitis (CP) susceptibility genes on pregnancy outcomes.
This research is studying a new noninvasive device-based therapy called Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA) to learn about its safety and how well it works as a treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of TEA to treat abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). The study hypothesizes that TEA can be used as a non-pharmaceutical opioid-free approach to treat pain in chronic pancreatitis.
The goal of this observational study is to improve the epidemiological data of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in China, determine the FE-1 cut-off value for the classification of PEI, and explore the characteristic differences between T3cDM and type 2 diabetes mellitus in clinical symptoms and laboratory indicators.
To evaluate the islet function and insulin secretion pattern of post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus by oral glucose tolerance testing, and to explore the pathophysiological characteristics of PPDM-C which provide evidence for the diagnosis of PPDM-C.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether adult stem cells, called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) collected from the patient's bone marrow can help reduce pain caused by chronic pancreatitis and improve pancreatic function.
Pain is a major clinical problem for many patients with pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis (CP).In pancreatic cancer, nearly 75% of patients suffer from pain at the time of diagnosis, with over 90% of patients in advanced stages. In CP, pain occurs in 80-90% of patients and strongly affects quality of life. For both conditions, the majority of pain is addressed using the WHO analgesic ladder. However, more invasive pain therapies are often necessary. Currently, in several centers in the Netherlands, treatment with IV lidocaine is already used in clinical practice in patients with pancreatic cancer and CP. Based on practical experience, the majority of patients benefit from this therapy, however, its efficacy in terms of duration of pain relief, decrease in pain scores, increase in patient satisfaction and adverse events is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of monitored single intravenous infusion in patients with pancreatic cancer and CP.
Patients with chronic pancreatitis suffer from constant debilitating symptoms. They have complex needs and require specialist, multi-disciplinary care. The investigators have developed a mobile phone app for patients with chronic pancreatitis, called the SmartCP app - the first app of its kind for this patient group. What is SmartCP? SmartCP is an app that allows patients to log daily symptoms, diet, and physical activity for review at clinic. It creates a red-alert for action if there are worsening symptoms. A Monthly-Check-In feature looks for symptoms of new diabetes or pancreatic cancer. SmartCP provides education on every aspect of pancreatitis, as well as contact information for the clinical team and for important pancreatitis resources. To develop SmartCP, the investigators established a multidisciplinary steering committee. The study The investigators aim to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the SmartCP app is feasible in the management of patients with chronic pancreatitis, complementing current specialist healthcare. Specifically, they will investigate acceptability, retention, incidents, resources, app user statistics, as well as investigating the occurrence of crisis events, symptoms, escalating symptoms, new diagnoses of diabetes or pancreatic cancer, and the use of communication and education features.
The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of the basket catheter with that of the balloon catheter for endoscopic extraction of pancreatic stones.
The purpose of this pilot study to examine the feasibility and acceptability of simvastatin in adults with Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis (RAP) and Chronic Pancreatitis (CP).