Pancreatitis
Conditions
Keywords
Pancreatitis, acute, alcoholic, recurrence, alcoholism, treatment, Acute alcoholic pancreatitis
Brief summary
Retrospective studies have shown, that about half of the patients will have a recurrent episode after the first acute alcoholic pancreatitis. Of the patients in hospital, more than half annually are treated for recurrent acute pancreatitis. Because alcohol has been shown an important factor in the development of recurrent pancreatitis, it was hypothesized, that by attempting intensively to diminish the individual alcohol consumption the number of recurrent pancreatitis could be decreased. Two protocols will be compared: A) initial intervention against alcohol abuse and B) repeated interventions at 6 month intervals.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALRepeated behavioural intervention without any drugs
All these patients will be advised, i.e. undergo behavioural intervention, against alcohol use in the standard fashion as those in the standard group. No drugs will be used as part of the intervention. They also will undergo repeated interventions at outpatient visits at 6 mo intervals. They are re-examined at two years for alcohol consumption and for the number of recurrent pancreatitis during the two year period.
Sponsors
Tampere University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who recovered from their first acute alcoholic pancreatitis and start to be ready to be discharged from hospital
Exclusion criteria
* Other etiologies of pancreatitis besides alcohol * Uncertain diagnosis * Recurrent disease * Refusal
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of recurrent pancreatitis during the study period | 2 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease of alcohol consumption | 2 years |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed