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Secretin Infusion for Pain Due to Chronic Pancreatitis

Secretin Infusion for Pain Due to Chronic Pancreatitis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01265875
Enrollment
12
Registered
2010-12-23
Start date
2010-12-31
Completion date
2012-04-30
Last updated
2016-03-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pancreatitis

Keywords

Chronic Pancreatitis

Brief summary

* To determine if intravenous secretin administration in escalating doses three times daily for three days will improve the pain from CP at the time of infusion, after each infusion (1 to 3 hours), at Day 7 after infusion, and at Day 30 after infusion. * To validate the safety of intravenous secretin administration at the dosage indicated in this study.

Detailed description

12 patients will be enrolled in this study. Patients will be only those treated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for the diagnosis of CP. The diagnosis of CP will be made by the PI based on standard clinical, radiographic and/or biochemical criteria. Patients must be taking prescribed opioid analgesics for the specific treatment of CP at the time of study enrollment. Only patients between the ages of 18-70 and capable of providing informed consent will be considered eligible for the study.

Interventions

Dose Escalation

Sponsors

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
ChiRhoClin, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or female, between the ages of 18-70 years old. 2. Documented chronic pancreatitis as determined by CT scan, endoscopic ultrasound, MRCP and/or pancreatic function tests. 3. If female, and not more than 1 year post-menopausal or surgically sterile, must use medically acceptable form of contraception or abstain from sexual activity during the study. Acceptable methods of birth control are: intrauterine device, implantable progesterone device, progesterone intramuscular injection, oral contraceptive (started at least one month prior to Screening Visit 1 and continuing for the duration of the trial), contraceptive patch, condoms with spermicide or abstinence. 4. If a female of reproductive potential, receive counseling on pregnancy protection and effective contraception within 30 days prior to dosing with secretin. 5. Negative serum pregnancy within 72 hours of secretin administration. 6. Use of opioid analgesics for chronic pain from CP. 7. Willing and able to sign written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Male or female \<18 or \>70 years of age. 2. Abnormal serum amylase and/or lipase indicative of acute pancreatitis within 30 days of study enrollment. 3. Exhibiting signs and/or symptoms of an episode of acute pancreatitis. 4. Severe cardiac disease (stable or unstable angina, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmias, implantable defibrillator, severe valvular disease, etc). 5. Severe pulmonary disease (COPD, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease, etc). 6. Severe renal disease (history of acute or chronic renal failure, dialysis dependent, baseline creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL). 7. Previous adverse drug event to intravenous secretin. 8. Ongoing illicit drug use or abuse. 9. Ongoing moderate or severe alcohol use defined as greater than 8 oz beer, 8 oz wine and/or 1 oz liquor /day. 10. Acute pancreatitis as defined by the Atlanta Classification definition (refer to Table 1) within the previous two months or symptoms consistent with ongoing acute pancreatitis. 11. Prior pancreatic surgery. 12. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, or women of childbearing potential not employing appropriate contraception. 13. Use of medication that can potentially cause pancreatitis, such as metronidazole, tetracycline, sulfonamides within 30 days prior to Visit 1. 14. Any medical condition which, in the judgment of the investigator, renders participation in this study medically inadvisable. 15. Participation in an investigational clinical study for a drug or medical device within 30 days prior to Visit 1. 16. Unwilling or unable to give written, informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Quality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.Sf-36 ranges from 0 to 151. Higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
VAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.10 point visual analog scale. 0= no pain. 10= worst possible pain. Days 1, 2, 3 were infusion days that included 5 VAS scores each day.
Opiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.Daily opiate use (oral morphine equivalent).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events.30 Days
VAS Score at Each Administered Dose.Days 1, 2, and 3.10 point scare from 0-10 with higher scores meaning higher levels of pain. VAS score assessed after each dose was summarized over Days 1, 2, and 3.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Human Secretin
Human Secretin : Dose Escalation
12
Total12

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyUncooperative/unreliable1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicHuman Secretin
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
12 Participants
Age, Continuous42 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7
Region of Enrollment
United States
12 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 12

Outcome results

Primary

Opiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.

Daily opiate use (oral morphine equivalent).

Time frame: Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Human SecretinOpiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.Baseline139.6 mg/dayStandard Deviation 90.5
Human SecretinOpiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.Day 4127.0 mg/dayStandard Deviation 99.2
Human SecretinOpiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.Day 3097.2 mg/dayStandard Deviation 80.5
Comparison: Change from baseline to Day 4.p-value: 0.52t-test, 2 sided
Comparison: Change from baseline to Day 30.p-value: 0.34t-test, 2 sided
Primary

Quality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.

Sf-36 ranges from 0 to 151. Higher scores indicating worse outcomes.

Time frame: Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Human SecretinQuality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.Baseline100.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 5.26
Human SecretinQuality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.Day 4100.9 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 6.42
Human SecretinQuality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.Day 30101.45 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 5.68
Primary

VAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.

10 point visual analog scale. 0= no pain. 10= worst possible pain. Days 1, 2, 3 were infusion days that included 5 VAS scores each day.

Time frame: Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Baseline5.71 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.45
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 75.18 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.62
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 304.91 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.2
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 1 Pre-dose6.04 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.13
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 1 Dose 1 (.05mcg/kg) 100min post dose4.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.2
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 1 Dose 2 (.1mcg/kg) 100 min post dose4.87 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.06
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 1 Dose 3 (.2mcg/kg) 100 min post dose5.30 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.19
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 1 Dose 3 (.2mcg/kg) 380 min post dose4.64 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.68
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 2 Pre-dose5.33 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.3
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 2 Dose 1 (.1mcg/kg) 100min post dose5.25 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.88
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 2 Dose 2 (.2mcg/kg) 100min post dose5.50 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.71
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 2 Dose 3 (.4mcg/kg) 100min post dose4.67 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.32
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 2 Dose 3 (.4mcg/kg) 380min post dose4.77 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.6
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 3 Pre-dose4.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.36
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 3 Dose 1 (.2mcg/kg) 100min post dose4.58 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.15
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 3 Dose 2 (.4mcg/kg) 100min post dose4.33 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.11
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 3 Dose 3 (.8mcg/kg) 100min post dose5.17 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.44
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 3 Dose 3 (.8mcg/kg) 380min post dose4.71 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.47
Human SecretinVAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.Day 44.80 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.49
Comparison: Change from baseline to day 4.p-value: 0.25t-test, 2 sided
Comparison: Change from baseline to day 7.p-value: 0.19t-test, 2 sided
Comparison: Change from baseline to Day 30.p-value: 0.27t-test, 2 sided
Secondary

Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events.

Time frame: 30 Days

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Human SecretinNumber of Participants With Serious Adverse Events.3 participants
Secondary

VAS Score at Each Administered Dose.

10 point scare from 0-10 with higher scores meaning higher levels of pain. VAS score assessed after each dose was summarized over Days 1, 2, and 3.

Time frame: Days 1, 2, and 3.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose..1 mcg/kg5.06 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.94
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose..2 mcg/kg4.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.14
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose..4 mcg/kg4.5 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.18
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose.Pre-dose6.04 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.13
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose..05 mcg/kg4.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.2
Human SecretinVAS Score at Each Administered Dose..8 mcg/kg5.36 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.46

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 23, 2026