Could a simple phosphate IV ease severe pancreatitis?
NCT ID NCT07681050
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study investigates whether giving phosphate through an IV can reduce the severity of acute pancreatitis in adults. Researchers want to know if low phosphate levels make the disease worse and if replenishing it helps. Participants receive either standard care or IV phosphate during their hospital stay, with blood samples and follow-up assessments to track outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sodium Phosphate or Potassium Phosphate (given intravenously)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost treatment to reduce the severity of acute pancreatitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (100 people) at one hospital. It is designed mainly to test feasibility and dosing, not yet to prove effectiveness. The treatment may not improve outcomes.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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 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: * Age 18 years or older * Presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute pancreatitis meeting 2 or more characteristics of: (1) typical, persistent, severe upper abdominal pain, (2) lipase or amylase levels at least three times greater than the upper limit of normal, and/or (3) characteristic findings on abdominal imaging) * Trial treatment can be initiated within 24 hours of hospital admission * Consent can be obtained from the patient or their legal representative Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications to injectable phosphate including: * Hyperkalemia * Hypercalcemia or significant hypocalcemia * Severe renal impairment (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73m2) or end-stage renal disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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