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Pancreatic CancerNCT00489671

Urine Cadmium Levels in Predicting Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis

An observational study of Pancreatic Cancer and Precancerous Condition, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Measuring cadmium levels in urine samples from patients with chronic pancreatitis may help doctors predict which patients may develop pancreatic cancer. It may also help the study of cancer in the future. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Cancer, Precancerous Condition
How many people
32 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2003to Aug 2007
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: chronic pancreatitis

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Clinical diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
  • Being seen in the Department of Gastroenterology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • No type II diabetes
  • Able to understand and respond to questionnaire
  • Able to provide urine specimen
  • Speaks English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

About this study

Official title: Differential Diagnosis Between Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis: Value of the Detection of Urinary Cadmium

RATIONALE: Measuring cadmium levels in urine samples from patients with chronic pancreatitis may help doctors predict which patients may develop pancreatic cancer. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying urine cadmium levels in predicting pancreatic cancer risk in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Obtain urine samples and questionnaire data on cadmium exposure in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
  • Analyze these data to determine risk of pancreatic cancer using urine cadmium levels.

Secondary

  • Analyze these data in conjunction with data on serum CA 19-9, to determine whether urinary cadmium has clinical utility in predicting pancreatic cancer.
  • Determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the cadmium test alone, CA 19-9 alone, and both tests together.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.

Patients complete a questionnaire over approximately 20 minutes on lifetime exposure to cadmium, including dietary, occupational, and recreational exposure, smoking history, and residence. Patients also provide a urine sample that is analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Serum CA 19-9 levels are obtained from medical record if available.

Keywords
pancreatic cancer, precancerous condition
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Precancerous Conditions

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00489671
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
pre cancerous condition (pancreatitis)Not described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Exposure to cadmium, as measured by questionnaire data on dietary, occupational, and recreational exposure to cadmium, and by measurements of cadmium in urine

    Measured: day 1

  2. Risk of pancreatic cancer as determined by urine cadmium levels

    Measured: day 1

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Predictive value of urinary cadmium on development of pancreatic cancer

    Measured: day 1

  2. Predictive value of urinary cadmium alone, CA 19-9 alone, and both tests together on development of pancreatic cancer

    Measured: day 1

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2003
  3. Primary completionOct 2006
  4. Study completionAug 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
32 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00489671
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000550074
Other IDs
CCCWFU-98503, CCCWFU-BG03-223
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
20 Jun 2007
Last updated
19 Jan 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreatic Cancer and Precancerous Condition, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jan 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Exposure to cadmium, as measured by questionnaire data on dietary, occupational, and recreational exposure to cadmium, and by measurements of cadmium in urine (time frame: day 1). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jan 2017.

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