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CompletedNCT00225745

Ghrelin Levels in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Assessment of Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
72 (actual)
Sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The primary outcome measure for this study is plasma ghrelin level.

Detailed description

The primary outcome measure for this study is plasma ghrelin level, and the two primary comparison are: * Patients with cachexia versus patients without cachexia * Patients with cachexia versus healthy controls

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREBlood drawOne blood draw prior to first treatment

Timeline

Start date
2004-04-01
Primary completion
2013-10-01
Completion
2015-09-01
First posted
2005-09-26
Last updated
2015-10-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00225745. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.