The North American Pancreatitis Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Pancreatitis

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01545167

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

2980

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-15

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• unable or unwilling to sign informed consent

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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