Status:
COMPLETED
Role of Antioxidants Supplementation in Chronic Pancreatitis
Lead Sponsor:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Chronic Pancreatitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-70 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas that presents with abdominal pain and in late stages may cause diabetes and malnutrition. The pain may be incapacitating and ...
Detailed Description
INTRODUCTION Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas accompanied by abdominal pain and in late stages, by exocrine and endocrine insufficiency. The etiology of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- CP with significant pain i.e., at least one episode of pain in a month requiring oral analgesic or one episode of severe pain in last three months requiring hospitalization
Exclusion
- Painless disease
- Current pain more likely due to non-pancreatic origin
- If the patient already has an intervention in the form decompressive therapy i.e., surgery or endoscopic sphincterotomy/ stenting or ESWL
- Systemic conditions like CRF, malignancy, hypertension, and pregnancy
- Complications like pseudocyst, pancreatic abscess
- Patients who would have received antioxidants in the preceding 4 weeks
- Narcotic addicts
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Comorbid conditions like liver diseases
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
127 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00319358
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2006
Last Update
January 29 2009
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A.I.I.M.S.
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, 110029