The North American Pancreatitis Study (NAPS)

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pancreatitis

Treatments: Genetic: blood sampling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01545167

NAPS2-AS (Other Grant/Funding Number)

DK 061451

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate several genes and other factors measured in the blood that may cause recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. No treatment is offered as part of this study. Subjects have one single visit to provide a blood sample for genetic testing and to answer a questionnaire. Subjects are not given results of genetic testing. The study is currently enrolling African American subjects and controls only.

Full description

This study seeks to enroll African American people with and without pancreatitis. There is only one study visit to obtain consent, a blood sample and complete a questionnaire. Subjects must be patients of a participating center; controls must present to a participating center for enrollment.

Enrollment: 2,980 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

African American

pancreatitis patients who are at least 14 years of age with a diagnosis of acute or chronic pancreatitis

• controls who do not have pancreatitis and must be at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• unable or unwilling to sign informed consent

Trial design

2,980 participants in 2 patient groups

African Americans with pancreatitis

Description:

pancreatitis

Treatment:

Genetic: blood sampling

African Americans without Pancreatitis controls

Description:

people without pancreatitis

Treatment:

Genetic: blood sampling