Trial of Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements (Pancrelipase) for Treating Pain in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis

Summary

The study purpose is to characterize the effect of pancreatic enzyme supplementation on chronic pancreatitis type pain.

Timeline

Start

2016-04

Primary completion

2018-12

Completion

2018-12

Publications

• Background Drewes AM, Krarup AL, Detlefsen S, Malmstrom ML, Dimcevski G, Funch-Jensen P. Pain in chronic pancreatitis: the role of neuropathic pain mechanisms. Gut. 2008 Nov;57(11):1616-27. doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.146621. Epub 2008 Jun 19.
• Background Puylaert M, Kapural L, Van Zundert J, Peek D, Lataster A, Mekhail N, van Kleef M, Keulemans YC. 26. Pain in chronic pancreatitis. Pain Pract. 2011 Sep-Oct;11(5):492-505. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00474.x. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
• Background Kozarek RA, Ball TJ, Patterson DJ, Brandabur JJ, Traverso LW, Raltz S. Endoscopic pancreatic duct sphincterotomy: indications, technique, and analysis of results. Gastrointest Endosc. 1994 Sep-Oct;40(5):592-8. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70260-8.
• Background Bloechle C, Izbicki JR, Knoefel WT, Kuechler T, Broelsch CE. Quality of life in chronic pancreatitis--results after duodenum-preserving resection of the head of the pancreas. Pancreas. 1995 Jul;11(1):77-85. doi: 10.1097/00006676-199507000-00008.
• Background Bellin MD, Freeman ML, Schwarzenberg SJ, Dunn TB, Beilman GJ, Vickers SM, Chinnakotla S, Balamurugan AN, Hering BJ, Radosevich DM, Moran A, Sutherland DE. Quality of life improves for pediatric patients after total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplant for chronic pancreatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Sep;9(9):793-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.04.024. Epub 2011 May 5.
• Background Radnay PA, Brodman E, Mankikar D, Duncalf D. The effect of equi-analgesic doses of fentanyl, morphine, meperidine and pentazocine on common bile duct pressure. Anaesthesist. 1980 Jan;29(1):26-9. No abstract available.
• Background Wilder-Smith CH, Hill L, Osler W, O'Keefe S. Effect of tramadol and morphine on pain and gastrointestinal motor function in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci. 1999 Jun;44(6):1107-16. doi: 10.1023/a:1026607703352.
• Background Green GM, Lyman RL. Feedback regulation of pancreatic enzyme secretion as a mechanism for trypsin inhibitor-induced hypersecretion in rats. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1972 May;140(1):6-12. doi: 10.3181/00379727-140-36384. No abstract available.
• Background Ihse I, Lilja P, Lundquist I. Feedback regulation of pancreatic enzyme secretion by intestinal trypsin in man. Digestion. 1977;15(4):303-8. doi: 10.1159/000198016.
• Background Owyang C, Louie DS, Tatum D. Feedback regulation of pancreatic enzyme secretion. Suppression of cholecystokinin release by trypsin. J Clin Invest. 1986 Jun;77(6):2042-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI112534.
• Background Slaff JI, Wolfe MM, Toskes PP. Elevated fasting cholecystokinin levels in pancreatic exocrine impairment: evidence to support feedback regulation. J Lab Clin Med. 1985 Mar;105(3):282-5.
• Background Brown A, Hughes M, Tenner S, Banks PA. Does pancreatic enzyme supplementation reduce pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: a meta-analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Nov;92(11):2032-5.
• Background Pancreatic Enzyme Supplementation for Treatment of Pain in Adult Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis: a Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review [abstract]. Gardner TB, Michalak D, Harrington MW, et al
• Background Slaff J, Jacobson D, Tillman CR, Curington C, Toskes P. Protease-specific suppression of pancreatic exocrine secretion. Gastroenterology. 1984 Jul;87(1):44-52.
• Background Isaksson G, Ihse I. Pain reduction by an oral pancreatic enzyme preparation in chronic pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci. 1983 Feb;28(2):97-102. doi: 10.1007/BF01315137.
• Background Catalano MF, Sahai A, Levy M, Romagnuolo J, Wiersema M, Brugge W, Freeman M, Yamao K, Canto M, Hernandez LV. EUS-based criteria for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis: the Rosemont classification. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Jun;69(7):1251-61. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.043. Epub 2009 Feb 24.
• Background Zubarik R, Ganguly E. The rosemont criteria can predict the pain response to pancreatic enzyme supplementation in patients with suspected chronic pancreatitis undergoing endoscopic ultrasoun. Gut Liver. 2011 Dec;5(4):521-6. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2011.5.4.521. Epub 2011 Nov 21.
• Background US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Approves Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Product for Marketing in United States. Creon designed to help those with cystic fibrosis, others with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. May 7th, 2009. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149579.htm
• Background Miyasaka K, Green GM. Effect of partial exclusion of pancreatic juice on rat basal pancreatic secretion. Gastroenterology. 1984 Jan;86(1):114-9.
• Background Louie DS, May D, Miller P, Owyang C. Cholecystokinin mediates feedback regulation of pancreatic enzyme secretion in rats. Am J Physiol. 1986 Feb;250(2 Pt 1):G252-9. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.1986.250.2.G252.
• Background Lilja P. Effects of intraduodenal amylase, lipase, trypsin, and bile on pancreatic enzyme secretion in the rat. Eur Surg Res. 1980;12(6):383-91. doi: 10.1159/000128145.
• Background Mossner J, Secknus R, Meyer J, Niederau C, Adler G. Treatment of pain with pancreatic extracts in chronic pancreatitis: results of a prospective placebo-controlled multicenter trial. Digestion. 1992;53(1-2):54-66. doi: 10.1159/000200971.
• Background Winstead NS, Wilcox CM. Clinical trials of pancreatic enzyme replacement for painful chronic pancreatitis--a review. Pancreatology. 2009;9(4):344-50. doi: 10.1159/000212086. Epub 2009 May 18.
• Background Waljee AK, Dimagno MJ, Wu BU, Schoenfeld PS, Conwell DL. Systematic review: pancreatic enzyme treatment of malabsorption associated with chronic pancreatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Feb 1;29(3):235-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03885.x. Epub 2008 Nov 8.
• Background Gullo L, Barbara L, Labo G. Effect of cessation of alcohol use on the course of pancreatic dysfunction in alcoholic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 1988 Oct;95(4):1063-8. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(88)90184-9.
• Background Midanik L. The validity of self-reported alcohol consumption and alcohol problems: a literature review. Br J Addict. 1982 Dec;77(4):357-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1982.tb02469.x. No abstract available.
• Background Blondet JJ, Carlson AM, Kobayashi T, Jie T, Bellin M, Hering BJ, Freeman ML, Beilman GJ, Sutherland DE. The role of total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis. Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Dec;87(6):1477-501, x. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.08.014.
• Background Sahai AV, Zimmerman M, Aabakken L, Tarnasky PR, Cunningham JT, van Velse A, Hawes RH, Hoffman BJ. Prospective assessment of the ability of endoscopic ultrasound to diagnose, exclude, or establish the severity of chronic pancreatitis found by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Gastrointest Endosc. 1998 Jul;48(1):18-25. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(98)70123-3.

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