Helicobacter Pylori and Acute Alcohol Induced Pancreatitis

Sponsor

Tampere University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00490386

Collaborator

(none)

100

Enrollment

Location

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study is performed to measure wether Helicobacter Pylori has an effect on the incidence and course of acute alcohol induced pancreatitis

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Pancreatitis, Acute Helicobacter Infections

Detailed Description

A recent pilot study unexpectedly discovered, that Helicobacter pylori infection was rare in patients having their first acute alcohol induced pancreatitis (AAIP) when compared to subjects with similar alcohol use but no history of pancreatitis. This subject has not been studied in humans until now. Therefore we seek to study, with a larger material, wether AAIP is associated with lower prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, by measuring the antibodies against Helicobacter pylori from the sera of AAIP patients and from a control group of alcoholics with no history of AAIP.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

100 participants

Observational Model:

Defined Population

Time Perspective:

Other

Official Title:

Alkoholihaimatulehduksen Uusiminen

Study Start Date :

Jun 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Acute alcohol pancreatitis (first)

Exclusion Criteria:

Death during hospitalization

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Tampere University Hospital	Tampere	Pirkanmaa	Finland

Sponsors and Collaborators

Tampere University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Jahangir A Khan, MS, Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University
Study Director: Isto Nordback, MD, 1Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital