Status:

TERMINATED

Simvastatin in the Prevention of Recurrent Pancreatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Enrique de-Madaria

Collaborating Sponsors:

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Conditions:

Pancreatitis Relapsing

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Recurrent acute pancreatitis and recurrent relapses of inflammation in chronic pancreatitis are an important problem. In some cases, prevention of these acute flares of inflammation is not possible. P...

Detailed Description

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the 3rd cause of hospital admission due to gastrointestinal disease. Approximately 20% of the patients will relapse after a first episode of AP. The low frequency of relapse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult (\>=18) patients
  • At least 2 episodes of acute pancreatitis or acute flares of chronic pancreatitis
  • Written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion

  • \<2 episodes of pancreatitis in the last 12 months.
  • Statin consumption in the previous year.
  • Contraindications to the use of Statins
  • Cholelithiasis or choledocholitiasis diagnosed in the last episode of pancreatitis
  • Endoscopic sphyncterotomy and/or cholecystectomy and/or pancreatic surgery between last episode of AP and recruitment or patients who are expected to undergo one of this techniques in less than a year.
  • Serum triglycerides \>500 mg/dL without previous specific treatment before the last episode of pancreatitis, or in patients expected to have a change in their specific hypertriglyceridemia treatment in less than 1 year
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism that has been operated between last episode of pancreatitis and recruitment or will be operated in less than 1 year
  • Iatrogenic Pancreatitis
  • Abstinence syndrome due to alcohol or drugs and/or delirium tremens in the last 6 months before recruitment
  • Previous (last year) failure to attend follow-up medical visits, social problems that may be associated to failure to take the medication or to perform an adequate follow-up
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 29 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

83 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04021498

Start Date

September 29 2017

End Date

March 1 2025

Last Update

March 20 2025

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Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 03010