Patients with a need to undergo ERCP and a relatively high risk to develop post-ERCP pancreatitis.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Included are all patients who do not fit the exclusion criteria and will undergo an ERCP with the intention to: a. Cannulate and visualize the pancreatic duct; b. Perform therapeutic procedures (e.g. stenting, balloon dilatation, sphincter manometry, precut papillotomy, stone extraction, (intra-luminal) endosonography, ESWL and dilatation.) in the pancreatic duct, common bile duct or left and right hepatic ducts. 2. Patients must agree to use acceptable means of birth control for at least 3 months after the procedure; 3. Patients must sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnostic ERCP (low risk); 2. Active pancreatitis at time of ERCP (confounding); 3. Severe abdominal pain pre ERCP (confounding); 4. Age 2.0 mg/dl (> 180 ƒÝM) (any state, contra indication); 9. Other anti-TNF therapy (eg, infliximab) within 8 weeks of intended study treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Does administration of CNI-1493 decrease the incidence of post ERCP pancreatitis in high risk patients undergoing ERCP? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Is CNI-1493 administration safe in patients undergoing ERCP? 2. Does administration of CNI-1493 decrease the severity of post ERCP pancreatitis in high risk patients undergoing ERCP? 3. Does administration of CNI-1493 decrease the incidence of post ERCP hyperamylasemia in high risk patients undergoing ERCP? 4. Does administration of CNI-1493 decrease the levels of post ERCP IL-6, IL-8, TNF and IL-1 in high risk patients undergoing ERCP? | — |
Contacts
Academical Medical Center (AMC), Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology (MDL), P.O. Box 22660