Chronic pancreatitis Digestive System Pancreatitis
Conditions
Interventions
Combined retrospective/prospective epidemiological trial with retrospective and five-year prospective observation using questionnaires on symptoms concerning chronic pancreatitis
Sponsors
University of Leipzig (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic pancreatitis with written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Uncured cancer within last five years 2. Radiation and chemotherapy within last five years 3. Other disorders causing abdominal pain such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease and chronic ulcer disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Course of disease | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Age of first manifestation 2. Calcification at first manifestation 3. Time until development of endocrine and exocrine dysfunction 4. Pain and inflammatory episodes 5. Development of complication as pancreatic duct stenosis | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed