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The Course of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients With Different BMI Groups

NCT04901949 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1334

Last updated 2021-05-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In obese (OB) patients, the presence of an increased inflammatory state in the body due to the increase in abdominal adipose tissue and increase in the frequency of gallstones and lipid levels are expected to increase the development of acute pancreatitis (AP). The effect of obesity on the clinical course of acute pancreatitis has much been attracted the attention of researchers.

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the prevalence and severity of AP, as well as Balthazar tomographic scoring, differs in BMI groups (normal, overweight, obese).

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bezmialem Vakif University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ali̇ Tüzün Ince · Bezmialem Vakif Universitesi

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-20
Primary Completion
2021-04-01
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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