Secretin Infusion for Pain Due to Chronic Pancreatitis

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.

Timeline

Start

2010-12

Primary completion

2011-12

Completion

2012-04

Publications

• Levenick JM, Andrews CL, Purich ED, Gordon SR, Gardner TB. A phase II trial of human secretin infusion for refractory type B pain in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2013 May;42(4):596-600. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e318273f3ec.

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