Bowel sounds may reveal hidden danger in pancreatitis patients

NCT ID NCT06867120

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study explores whether monitoring bowel sounds can help predict which patients with acute pancreatitis will develop a severe form of the disease. Researchers will enroll 352 adults across three hospitals and track their bowel sounds for at least 48 hours. The goal is to see if changes in bowel activity can serve as an early warning sign, allowing doctors to intervene sooner.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide doctors with a simple, non-invasive tool to quickly identify which acute pancreatitis patients are at risk of becoming severely ill.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The bowel sound method may not prove accurate enough to replace current scoring systems, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute necrotizing pancreatitis acute pancreatitis pancreatitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE PANCREATITIS (AP) SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITING

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China

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