Fat Malabsorption in Chronic Pancreatitis

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Chronic Pancreatitis

In brief

The objective of this study is to evaluate the malabsorption blood test (MBT), stool coefficient of fat absorption (CFA) and stool bomb calorimetry (BC) methods as potential screening or diagnostic tests for reduced exocrine pancreatic function or pancreatic insufficiency (RPF/PI). A further objective is to determine the test responses before and after pancreatic enzyme medication administration (Creon36™) in the patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02849704
Run by
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
People needed
48
Starts
2016-10-13
Expected to finish
2017-11-01
Last updated by the study team
2019-05-03

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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