New drug shows promise for speeding recovery in severe pancreatitis
NCT ID NCT04681066
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a drug called Auxora in 216 people hospitalized with acute pancreatitis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), a serious body-wide inflammation. Participants received either Auxora or a placebo daily for three days. The main goal was to see if Auxora helped patients tolerate solid food sooner, a key sign of recovery. The trial is complete, and results will help determine if Auxora is effective for this condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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216 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: All of the following must be met for a patient to be randomized into the study: 1. The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis has been established by the presence of abdominal pain consistent with acute pancreatitis together with at least 1 of the following 2 criteria: 1. Serum lipase \> 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); 2. Characteristic findings of acute pancreatitis on abdominal imaging; 2. The diagnosis of SIRS has been established by the presence of at least two of the following four criteria: 1. Temperature \< 36°C or \> 38°C; 2. Heart rate \> 90 beats/minute; 3. Respiratory rate \>20 breaths/minute or arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) \<32 mmHg; 4. White blood cell count (WBC) \>12,000 mm3, or \<4,000 mm3, or \> 10% immature (band) forms; 3. At least one of the following criteria is also present: 1. A peripancreatic fluid collection or a pleural effusion on a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) performed in the 24 hours before Consent or after Consent and before Randomization; 2. Abdominal examination documenting either abdominal guarding or rebound tenderness; 3. Hematocrit ≥44% for men or ≥40% for women; 4. The patient is ≥ 18 years of age; 5. Lack of pancreatic necrosis, pancreatic calcifications, pancreatic pseudocysts and no evidence for previous necrosectomy or pancreatic surgery identified by CECT performed in the 24 hours before Consent or after Consent and before Randomization; 6. A female patient of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a male partner is willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control for 180 days after the last dose of study drug. A female patient must not attempt to become pregnant for 180 days; 7. A male patient who is sexually active with a female partner of childbearing potential is willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control for 180 days after the last dose of study drug. A male patient must not donate sperm for 180 days; 8. The patient is willing and able to, or has a legal authorized representative (LAR) who is willing and able to, provide informed consent to participate, and to cooperate with all aspects of the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with any of the following conditions or characteristics must be excluded from randomizing: 1. Expected survival \<6 months; 2. Suspected presence of cholangitis in the judgment of the treating physician; 3. The patient has a known history of: 1. Organ or hematologic transplant; 2. HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection; 3. Chronic pancreatitis; 4. Current treatment with: 1. Chemotherapy; 2. Immunosuppressive medications or immunotherapy 3. Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy; 4. Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis; 5. The patient is known to be pregnant or is nursing; 6. The patient has participated in another study of an investigational drug or therapeutic medical device in the 30 days before randomization; 7. Allergy to eggs or known hypersensitivity to any components of study drug.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States
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Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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IGMU (India Gandhi Medical)
Shimla, India
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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JIPMER
Puducherry, India
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John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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LA County Hospital - USC
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Lisie Hospital
Kochi, India
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Long Beach Medical Center
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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MDM Hospital
Jodhpur, India
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MTES' Sanjeevan Hospital
Pune, India
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Malla Reddy Narayana
Hyderabad, India
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Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55426, United States
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Northshore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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Northwestern University Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43201, United States
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PGIMER, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, India
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Regional One Health
Memphis, Tennessee, 38106, United States
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Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
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Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Louisville, Kentucky, 40206, United States
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SPMC
Bīkaner, India
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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Sarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
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Seven Star Hospital
Nagpur, India
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Shree Giriraj Multispeciality Hospital
Rajkot, India
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St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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The Stamford Hospital
Stamford, Connecticut, 06902, United States
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Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90505, United States
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UT Health Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of California at Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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