Can enzyme pills help pancreatitis patients regain lost weight?
NCT ID NCT07211568
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether taking pancreatic enzyme pills can help people who have lost significant weight after a severe bout of pancreatitis regain a healthier body weight. The trial will enroll 188 adults aged 18-60 who have lost at least 10% of their body weight due to the disease. Participants will receive either the enzyme pills or a placebo for 3 months, and researchers will track changes in BMI and quality of life.
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 (lipase 25000 IU)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to help patients with severe acute pancreatitis regain weight and improve their nutrition and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small early-phase trial, and the benefit may be modest or not statistically significant. The intervention only addresses nutrition, not the underlying pancreatic damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 188 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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 60 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: * Patients diagnosed with AP according to the Revised Atlanta Classification diagnostic criteria * Index episode of acute pancreatitis with at least 50% pancreatic parenchymal necrosis and greater than at least 10% loss of pre pancreatitis body weight at the time of screening * Within 28 days of onset of disease * Age 18-60 years * Both genders Exclusion Criteria: * Underlying chronic pancreatitis * Recurrent acute pancreatitis * Pancreatic cancer * Patients being discharged with NJ tubes * Pregnancy and lactation * Inability to give informed consent.
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