Can tailored fluid dosing tame pancreatitis?
NCT ID NCT07756476
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether giving fluids based on real-time changes in stroke volume—a measure of how much blood the heart pumps—can improve outcomes in people with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis. Standard care uses a fixed weight-based amount, which can sometimes lead to fluid overload. The study will compare the two approaches in 80 adults, tracking whether the personalized method reduces systemic inflammation (SIRS) at 48 hours and lowers complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lactated Ringer's solution, dosed based on changes in stroke volume
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more personalized fluid resuscitation strategy that reduces complications and improves recovery in acute pancreatitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the approach may not prove better than standard weight-based dosing. There are risks of fluid overload or adverse events in some patients.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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: * Patients between the age of 18-75 * Predicted moderate and severe acute pancreatitis, which will be defined by the presence of SIRs, within 24 hours of enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with the inability to preform a straight leg raise (i.e amputation) * Patients with high risk of adverse event related to fluid resuscitation * NYHA Class \>= II Heart Failure * Child's B and C Cirrhosis * Dialysis Requirement * Clinical signs of hypervolemia, including pulmonary congestion (i.e dyspnea, pulmonary crackles on exam, interstitual edema on imaging) and ascites * Ages \<18 years old * Pregnant * Incarcerated * Unable to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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