NCT01545167

The North American Pancreatitis Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2,980 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will investigate several genes and other factors measured in the blood that may cause recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. No treatment is offered as part of this study. Subjects have one single visit to provide a blood sample for genetic testing and to answer a questionnaire. Subjects are not given results of genetic testing. The study is currently enrolling African American subjects and controls only.

Detailed description

This study seeks to enroll African American people with and without pancreatitis. There is only one study visit to obtain consent, a blood sample and complete a questionnaire. Subjects must be patients of a participating center; controls must present to a participating center for enrollment.

Conditions

• Pancreatitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
GENETIC	blood sampling	blood samples obtained to extract biomarkers and dna for analysis, questionnaires

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2012-03-06
• Last updated: 2017-09-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States