European registry aims to improve care for pancreatic enzyme deficiency
NCT ID NCT05450627
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study creates a registry of adults with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), a condition where the pancreas does not produce enough enzymes to digest food properly. Researchers at eight specialist centers across Europe will track how doctors prescribe pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in routine practice. The goal is to understand the doses needed to relieve symptoms and improve nutrition, without imposing any specific tests or treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
- What this could lead to
- This registry could help doctors better understand how to manage pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, potentially improving treatment guidelines and patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational registry, it does not test a new treatment or prove cause and effect. Results may vary across different causes of the condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,015 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients diagnosed with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency of any etiology.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 18 years diagnosed with PEI secondary to pancreatic diseases, pancreatectomy, or gastrectomy. * Willingness to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pancreatic diseases without PEI. * Pregnancy * Known allergy to oral pancreatic enzymes * Any condition avoiding adequate clinical management of PEI. * Patients who are not willing to participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 15706, Spain
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