Clinical Research Directory

A Prospective Observational Study of TPIAT

Multi-center, prospective, observational cohort study of patients undergoing total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT)

Pioglitazone Versus Empagliflozin for Chronic Pancreatitis/Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Associated Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of pioglitazone (PIO) versus empagliflozin (EMPA) to improve glycemic control in people with Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) or Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis (RAP) associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). To evaluate mixed meal response in PIO versus EMPA group to better understand physiology of both therapies in CP-DM.

Smoking Cessation Trial in Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis and Chronic Pancreatitis

The purpose of this research is to assess the effectiveness of two treatment strategies for smoking cessation in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis or chronic pancreatitis who smoke cigarettes. All participants will receive varenicline, a commonly used medication that helps people stop smoking, at its standard dose. For those who are unable to stop smoking after 6 weeks of treatment, they will be randomly selected to either 1) increase their dose of varenicline, 2) combine varenicline with bupropion (another medication that helps with smoking cessation) or continue on the standard dose of varenicline. At the end of 12 weeks of treatment, participants will be asked if they have stopped smoking with confirmation done by measuring carbon monoxide levels in their breath.

Aggressive Intravenous Hydration With or Without Indometacin to Prevent Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

This study aims to determine whether combining aggressive intravenous hydration with indometacin is more effective at preventing pancreatitis after a Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) than using indometacin alone. The study will involve patients who are scheduled to undergo ESWL for pancreatic stones. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one will receive both the intravenous hydration and the rectal indometacin, while the other will receive only the rectal indometacin. The trial will be conducted at multiple centers, ensuring a broad and diverse patient population. The primary outcome of the study will be the incidence of pancreatitis after the ESWL procedure. This study is important because it could lead to a better understanding of how to prevent pancreatitis after ESWL, potentially improving patient outcomes and reducing the risk of serious complications.

Pancreatic Cancer Screening in a Population at High Risk

Pancreatic cancer is one of the diseases with the worst prognosis, which is mainly due to the initial asymptomatic prognosis. Unfortunately, the incidence of this disease in the Czech Republic is still increasing. In a certain proportion of patients, it is possible to predict the disease, e.g. due to family burdens. Regular follow-up of such individuals is the subject of the SCREPAN study: "Pancreatic Cancer Screening in High-Risk Persons".

Clinical Performance of Medical Device Software "Lipidica 1.0" for Processing Data Generated by Lipidomic Analysis in Pancreatic Cancer Screening

Software "Lipidica" is intended to be used for processing data generated by the in-house in vitro diagnostic medical device for lipidomic testing for the purpose of screening Pancreatic cancer (PaC) in the population at high risk of this cancer due to familial risk, selected gene mutations or hereditary pancreatic diseases. The primary objective is to verify that the investigational IVDSW can discriminate between results of patients with Pancreatic cancer and persons without Pancreatic cancer but at higher risk of this cancer disease due to their predispositions. Participants will: * come to baseline and end of study visit for blood sampling and medical imaging * some participant will undertake one more visit depending on their results on baseline

Intermittent Fasting for Pancreatitis

The purpose of this research is to compare intermittent fasting with a standard diet approach for improving the quality of life related to your pancreas disease. Our hope is to improve your symptoms and prevent you from needing to go into the hospital for pancreas-related issues.

Tocilizumab for Painful Chronic Pancreatitis

This placebo-controlled study will investigate the effect of tocilizumab (an anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody) on symptom burden, physical functioning, and quality of life in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Clinical Outcome After Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation

A total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) can be performed for a number of benign indications, such as chronic pancreatitis. In the current standard of treatment, after non-invasive, endoscopic efforts and other surgical options to relieve the pain, a total pancreatectomy is a last resort option. The pancreas is surgically removed during this procedure. Afterwards, the patient will have diabetes mellitus that is usually difficult to control with dependency on exogenous insulin administration. In TPIAT, a total pancreatectomy is followed by islet isolation from the resected pancreas and autotransplantation of these islets into the liver by means of a transhepatic intraportal islet infusion. Depending on the number and quality of islets, TPIAT may lead to full islet function so that no anti-hyperglycemic therapy is necessary or to partial islet function necessitating anti-hyperglycemic therapy. This can be only oral agents with reasonable islet function or complex insulin regimes with poor islet function. However, even with partial Islet function, glycemic control is easier with a lower risk of hypoglycemic events and diabetes-related complications, and an overall improvement of quality of life. In this cohort, the endocrine function and glycemic variability will be monitored over time (up to 15 years). Additionally, pain scores, pain perception and central sensitization, quality of life, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes-related stress will be monitored.

ESWL vs. Pancreatoscopy-guided Lithotripsy for Painful Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis

This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial comparing extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with per-oral pancreatoscopy-guided lithotripsy (PPL) in the treatment of patients with chronic pancreatitis and refractory main pancreatic duct stones. This study will be comparing the two treatment options for patients who have stones that fail initial endoscopic therapy via endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERCP). The study will look at the stone clearance rates and patient-centered outcomes including quality of life and pain.