New liquid diet could ease stomach pain for pancreatitis patients
NCT ID NCT07559448
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a specially designed, better-tasting liquid diet can be used for two weeks by adults with chronic pancreatitis who have bothersome stomach symptoms. The diet is an easy-to-absorb formula that replaces all food for 14 days. Researchers want to see if people can stick with it and find it acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- palatable elemental diet (amino acid-based formula)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new dietary option to help manage gastrointestinal symptoms in chronic pancreatitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply widely. The diet may be hard to tolerate or complete.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Adults aged 18 to 75 years * Clinical diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis based on medical history and study physician assessment * Self-reported chronic pancreatitis-related gastrointestinal symptoms within 30 days before enrollment, with significant global gastrointestinal symptom burden defined as a Structured Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (SAGIS) score of 16 or higher Exclusion Criteria: * Pancreatic tumor or pancreatic cancer * History of pancreatic surgery * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Diagnosis of a condition other than chronic pancreatitis that contributes to gastrointestinal symptoms, based on medical history or study physician assessment * Active infection or antibiotic use within the last month * History of phenylketonuria * Insulin-dependent diabetes or diabetes requiring insulin treatment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford Digestive Health Care Center
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
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