A Prospective Study of Natural History of Pancreatitis

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pancreatitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00685087

1-Wiggins

Details and patient eligibility

About

To prospectively define the natural history and the clinical, laboratory and histomorphometric features of chronic pancreatitis (CP) of varying etiology. To identify clinical and laboratory parameters that correlate with the pathophysiologic state in patients with CP. To quantify the behavioral abnormalities associated with CP. To determine psychological and behavioral correlates of CP disease progression and outcomes.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with pancreatitis

Exclusion criteria

• Lack of consent, age <18 years