PancreatitisIFPancNCT04760847
Intermittent Fasting for Pancreatitis
A study testing Intermittent Fasting and No intermittent fasting in people with Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis, Acute, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research is to compare intermittent fasting with a standard diet approach for improving the quality of life related to your pancreas disease. Our hope is to improve your symptoms and prevent you from needing to go into the hospital for pancreas-related issues. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Acute, Pancreatitis, Chronic
- What is being tested?
- Intermittent Fasting and No intermittent fasting
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 64 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2027to Mar 2030
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age ≥ 18 year
- Recurrent acute pancreatitis defined by greater than 2 episodes of pancreatitis, defined by:
- abdominal pain and either amylase or lipase > 3 x the upper limit of normal, imaging suggestive of, separated by time
- Anatomy of chronic pancreatitis defined by Rosemont criterion9 or on imaging (CT, MRI)
- Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency defined by a pancreatic elastase < 200 ug/g stool10
Who cannot join
- Age < 18 years
- Pregnant Patients
- Age > 80 years
- Patients who cannot consent for themselves
- Glycogen storage disease
- Insulinoma or hypoglycemic state
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- Active alcohol abuse
- Alcohol induced acute pancreatitis
- Gallstone induced acute pancreatitis
- Pancreatic solid neoplasm
- Patients with diabetes
- Patients on beta blockers
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Shaffer Mok, MD, 609-980-4564, Shaffer.Mok@moffitt.org
About this study
Official title: Intermittent Fasting as a Primary Means for Improving Quality of Life for Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
The purpose of this research is to compare intermittent fasting with a standard diet approach for improving the quality of life related to your pancreas disease. Our hope is to improve your symptoms and prevent you from needing to go into the hospital for pancreas-related issues.
Read the detailed description
Fasting is a classic means for religious discipline, yet recently regaining favor in the medical landscape. Numerous studies have come forth, both in animals and humans outlining the benefit of intermittent fasting (IF) on various disease states and longevity. Though a relatively complex cellular process, fasting for at least 8-12 hours has been shown to lead to fatty acid release from a patient's adipose storage. These fatty acids then shuttle to the liver, where they are converted to ketones such as beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate.
Ketones are then utilized for energy sources in the heart, brain and skeletal muscle tissue. The energy produced (ATP), then leads to increase in the cellular powerhouses, the mitochondria and autophagy or cell recycling. This cellular recycling is one main way in which IF has proven benefit for inflammatory conditions and in cancer care.
Furthermore, reductions in amino acids and glucose due to fasting and reliance on ketones as energy, lead to down regulation of the membrane target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Much is known regarding the mTOR pathway. Down regulation of mTOR is associated with increased autophagy (as above), lower protein and lipid synthesis, ribosome and lysosome creation (cell shuttles) and lowered energy use.
Specific to the pancreas, mTOR down regulation has been shown to lower protein synthesis with the pancreas, caused by cholecystokinin (CCK), a pancreas stimulating hormone.2 The effect of this leads to lower pancreatic enzymes secretion. Inhibition of mTOR also lowers the generation of fibroblasts, the scar-tissue cells within the pancreas, leading to less scar-formation.3 Scar tissue formation is a vital part of morbidity and complications for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatic disease-modulation has also been evaluated in regard to the mTOR pathway.4 For pancreatic cancer, rapamycin a mTOR inhibitor have been implicated as targets for chemotherapy. Clinical trials have shown benefit for pancreatic cancer cases given rapamycin in concert with other chemotherapeutic medications.5 For acute, chronic pancreatitis and post-ndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatopgraphy (ERCP) pancreatitis, mTOR is usually activated.6 In particular, blocking the mTOR pathway can favor autophagy, limit cell death (apoptosis) and hence necrosis of the pancreas. Necrosis in pancreatitis, leads to complex disease, possess a higher mortality, organ failure, and can make the clinical course more complicated. Therefore, the mTOR pathway has been implicated as a potential therapeutic target to ameliorate disease course and severity.4,7,8 The purpose of this study is to evaluate IF as a means for limiting disease severity with people who have recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. Our hypothesis is that IF will improve pancreatic-disease related quality of life.1
- Conditions
- Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Acute, Pancreatitis, Chronic, Pancreas Disease, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
- Being tested
- Intermittent Fasting, No intermittent fasting
- Keywords
- pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, fasting, intermittent fasting
- Medical subject headings
- Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Chronic, Pancreatic Diseases, Fasting, Intermittent Fasting
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Intermittent FastingOther
These subjects will will then receive information regarding intermittent fasting, which would include fasting for a 16-hour period each day, followed by ingestion of an appropriate number of calories for the remaining part of the day. See attached IF Quick Facts for details provided to the patient.
No intermittent fastingOther
These subjects will undergo standard caloric dietary guidance. Patients in group B will also be given the above information, though not be asked to intermittently fast
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intermittent Fasting | Experimental | Patients in Group A will then receive information regarding intermittent fasting, which would include fasting for a 16-hour period each day, followed by ingestion of an appropriate number of calories for the remaining part of the day. Receives: Other: Intermittent Fasting |
| Control | Active comparator | These subjects will undergo standard caloric dietary guidance. Patients in group B will also be given the above information, though not be asked to intermittently fast. Receives: Other: No intermittent fasting |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pancreas related Quality of Life Index (PANQALI)
Pancreas related Quality of Life Index (PANQALI) is pancreas related quality of life index scale from 0 (lowest or better disease activity) to 90 (highest or worse disease activity)
Measured: 24 weeks
Secondary outcomes (8)
Pain scores
standard score from 0-10 (0 no pain, 10 worst pain)
Measured: 24 weeks
Oral Morphine Equivalent Daily Dosing
total dose of opiates taken converted into morphine in milligrams
Measured: 24 weeks
Patient weight
pounds
Measured: 24 weeks
Patient Body mass index
pounds/inch squared
Measured: 24 weeks
Vitamin D 25-OH levels
levels of vitamin D 25-OH in nanograms/milliLiter
Measured: 24 weeks
stool pancreatic elastase levels
stool elastase level in micrograms/gram
Measured: 24 weeks
Readmissions
number of participants that need to seek medical care
Measured: 24 weeks
Length of Stay
days requiring medical care
Measured: 24 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Feb 2021
- Study startSep 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completionMar 2030 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2030 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (15)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PancreatitisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The control group will have 32 patients and the group undergoing IF will have 32 patients (for both recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis); the randomization is 1:1; IF versus control. Sixty four subjects will be enrolled at UH for a total of 64 subjects.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 64 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04760847
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY20201373
- Acronym
- IFPanc
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 15 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Wassef W, DeWitt J, McGreevy K, Wilcox M, Whitcomb D, Yadav D, Amann S, Mishra G, Alkaade S, Romagnuolo J, Stevens T, Vargo J, Gardner T, Singh V, Park W, Hartigan C, Barton B, Bova C. Pancreatitis Quality of Life Instrument: A Psychometric Evaluation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Aug;111(8):1177-86. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.225. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
PubMed 27296943Crozier SJ, Sans MD, Guo L, D'Alecy LG, Williams JA. Activation of the mTOR signalling pathway is required for pancreatic growth in protease-inhibitor-fed mice. J Physiol. 2006 Jun 15;573(Pt 3):775-86. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.106914. Epub 2006 Apr 13.
PubMed 16613881Yang J, Waldron RT, Su HY, Moro A, Chang HH, Eibl G, Ferreri K, Kandeel FR, Lugea A, Li L, Pandol SJ. Insulin promotes proliferation and fibrosing responses in activated pancreatic stellate cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2016 Oct 1;311(4):G675-G687. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00251.2016. Epub 2016 Sep 8.
PubMed 27609771Bellizzi AM, Bloomston M, Zhou XP, Iwenofu OH, Frankel WL. The mTOR pathway is frequently activated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2010 Oct;18(5):442-7. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181de115b.
PubMed 20661135Javle MM, Shroff RT, Xiong H, Varadhachary GA, Fogelman D, Reddy SA, Davis D, Zhang Y, Wolff RA, Abbruzzese JL. Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in advanced pancreatic cancer: results of two phase II studies. BMC Cancer. 2010 Jul 14;10:368. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-368.
PubMed 20630061Law R, Leal C, Dayyeh BA, Leise MD, Balderramo D, Baron TH, Cardenas A. Role of immunosuppression in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis after liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis. Liver Transpl. 2013 Dec;19(12):1354-60. doi: 10.1002/lt.23758.
PubMed 24115362Ji L, Li L, Qu F, Zhang G, Wang Y, Bai X, Pan S, Xue D, Wang G, Sun B. Hydrogen sulphide exacerbates acute pancreatitis by over-activating autophagy via AMPK/mTOR pathway. J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Dec;20(12):2349-2361. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12928. Epub 2016 Jul 15.
PubMed 27419805Wu XM, Ji KQ, Wang HY, Zhao Y, Jia J, Gao XP, Zang B. MicroRNA-339-3p alleviates inflammation and edema and suppresses pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis in mice with severe acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury by regulating Anxa3 via the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem. 2018 Aug;119(8):6704-6714. doi: 10.1002/jcb.26859. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
PubMed 29693276Conwell DL, Lee LS, Yadav D, Longnecker DS, Miller FH, Mortele KJ, Levy MJ, Kwon R, Lieb JG, Stevens T, Toskes PP, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Wu BU, Forsmark CE, Vege SS. American Pancreatic Association Practice Guidelines in Chronic Pancreatitis: evidence-based report on diagnostic guidelines. Pancreas. 2014 Nov;43(8):1143-62. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000237.
PubMed 25333398Herzig KH, Purhonen AK, Rasanen KM, Idziak J, Juvonen P, Phillps R, Walkowiak J. Fecal pancreatic elastase-1 levels in older individuals without known gastrointestinal diseases or diabetes mellitus. BMC Geriatr. 2011 Jan 25;11:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-4.
PubMed 21266058Han S, Patel B, Min M, Bocelli L, Kheder J, Wachholtz A, Wassef W. Quality of life comparison between smokers and non-smokers with chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2018 Apr;18(3):269-274. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.02.012. Epub 2018 Feb 26.
PubMed 29500114Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain--United States, 2016. JAMA. 2016 Apr 19;315(15):1624-45. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1464.
PubMed 26977696Ferguson ND, Fan E, Camporota L, Antonelli M, Anzueto A, Beale R, Brochard L, Brower R, Esteban A, Gattinoni L, Rhodes A, Slutsky AS, Vincent JL, Rubenfeld GD, Thompson BT, Ranieri VM. The Berlin definition of ARDS: an expanded rationale, justification, and supplementary material. Intensive Care Med. 2012 Oct;38(10):1573-82. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2682-1. Epub 2012 Aug 25.
PubMed 22926653Cotton PB, Eisen GM, Aabakken L, Baron TH, Hutter MM, Jacobson BC, Mergener K, Nemcek A Jr, Petersen BT, Petrini JL, Pike IM, Rabeneck L, Romagnuolo J, Vargo JJ. A lexicon for endoscopic adverse events: report of an ASGE workshop. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Mar;71(3):446-54. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.027. No abstract available.
PubMed 20189503Corley BT, Carroll RW, Hall RM, Weatherall M, Parry-Strong A, Krebs JD. Intermittent fasting in Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of hypoglycaemia: a randomized controlled trial. Diabet Med. 2018 May;35(5):588-594. doi: 10.1111/dme.13595. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
PubMed 29405359
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Intermittent Fasting as a Primary Means for Improving Quality of Life for Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04760847
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IFPanc / STUDY20201373
- Conditions
- Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Acute, Pancreatitis, Chronic, Pancreas Disease, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
- Keywords
- pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, fasting, intermittent fasting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 64 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2030 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2030 (estimated)
- First posted
- 18 Feb 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research is to compare intermittent fasting with a standard diet approach for improving the quality of life related to your pancreas disease. Our hope is to improve your symptoms and prevent you from needing to go into the hospital for pancreas-related issues.
Detailed description
Fasting is a classic means for religious discipline, yet recently regaining favor in the medical landscape. Numerous studies have come forth, both in animals and humans outlining the benefit of intermittent fasting (IF) on various disease states and longevity. Though a relatively complex cellular process, fasting for at least 8-12 hours has been shown to lead to fatty acid release from a patient's adipose storage. These fatty acids then shuttle to the liver, where they are converted to ketones such as beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate.
Ketones are then utilized for energy sources in the heart, brain and skeletal muscle tissue. The energy produced (ATP), then leads to increase in the cellular powerhouses, the mitochondria and autophagy or cell recycling. This cellular recycling is one main way in which IF has proven benefit for inflammatory conditions and in cancer care.
Furthermore, reductions in amino acids and glucose due to fasting and reliance on ketones as energy, lead to down regulation of the membrane target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Much is known regarding the mTOR pathway. Down regulation of mTOR is associated with increased autophagy (as above), lower protein and lipid synthesis, ribosome and lysosome creation (cell shuttles) and lowered energy use.
Specific to the pancreas, mTOR down regulation has been shown to lower protein synthesis with the pancreas, caused by cholecystokinin (CCK), a pancreas stimulating hormone.2 The effect of this leads to lower pancreatic enzymes secretion. Inhibition of mTOR also lowers the generation of fibroblasts, the scar-tissue cells within the pancreas, leading to less scar-formation.3 Scar tissue formation is a vital part of morbidity and complications for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatic disease-modulation has also been evaluated in regard to the mTOR pathway.4 For pancreatic cancer, rapamycin a mTOR inhibitor have been implicated as targets for chemotherapy. Clinical trials have shown benefit for pancreatic cancer cases given rapamycin in concert with other chemotherapeutic medications.5 For acute, chronic pancreatitis and post-ndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatopgraphy (ERCP) pancreatitis, mTOR is usually activated.6 In particular, blocking the mTOR pathway can favor autophagy, limit cell death (apoptosis) and hence necrosis of the pancreas. Necrosis in pancreatitis, leads to complex disease, possess a higher mortality, organ failure, and can make the clinical course more complicated. Therefore, the mTOR pathway has been implicated as a potential therapeutic target to ameliorate disease course and severity.4,7,8 The purpose of this study is to evaluate IF as a means for limiting disease severity with people who have recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. Our hypothesis is that IF will improve pancreatic-disease related quality of life.1
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The control group will have 32 patients and the group undergoing IF will have 32 patients (for both recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis); the randomization is 1:1; IF versus control. Sixty four subjects will be enrolled at UH for a total of 64 subjects.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intermittent Fasting | Experimental | Other: Intermittent FastingPatients in Group A will then receive information regarding intermittent fasting, which would include fasting for a 16-hour period each day, followed by ingestion of an appropriate number of calories for the remaining part of the day. |
| Control | Active comparator | Other: No intermittent fastingThese subjects will undergo standard caloric dietary guidance. Patients in group B will also be given the above information, though not be asked to intermittently fast. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Age ≥ 18 year
- Recurrent acute pancreatitis defined by greater than 2 episodes of pancreatitis, defined by:
- abdominal pain and either amylase or lipase > 3 x the upper limit of normal, imaging suggestive of, separated by time
- Anatomy of chronic pancreatitis defined by Rosemont criterion9 or on imaging (CT, MRI)
- Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency defined by a pancreatic elastase < 200 ug/g stool10
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Age < 18 years
- Pregnant Patients
- Age > 80 years
- Patients who cannot consent for themselves
- Glycogen storage disease
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Intermittent FastingThese subjects will will then receive information regarding intermittent fasting, which would include fasting for a 16-hour period each day, followed by ingestion of an appropriate number of calories for the remaining part of the day. See attached IF Quick Facts for details provided to the patient. | Other | Intermittent Fasting |
| No intermittent fastingThese subjects will undergo standard caloric dietary guidance. Patients in group B will also be given the above information, though not be asked to intermittently fast | Other | Control |
Primary outcome
Pancreas related Quality of Life Index (PANQALI)
Time frame: 24 weeks
Pancreas related Quality of Life Index (PANQALI) is pancreas related quality of life index scale from 0 (lowest or better disease activity) to 90 (highest or worse disease activity)
8 secondary outcomes
Pain scores
Time frame: 24 weeks
Oral Morphine Equivalent Daily Dosing
Time frame: 24 weeks
Patient weight
Time frame: 24 weeks
Patient Body mass index
Time frame: 24 weeks
Vitamin D 25-OH levels
Time frame: 24 weeks
stool pancreatic elastase levels
Time frame: 24 weeks
Readmissions
Time frame: 24 weeks
Length of Stay
Time frame: 24 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Sep 2026.
- Background: PubMed 27296943Wassef W, DeWitt J, McGreevy K, Wilcox M, Whitcomb D, Yadav D, Amann S, Mishra G, Alkaade S, Romagnuolo J, Stevens T, Vargo J, Gardner T, Singh V, Park W, Hartigan C, Barton B, Bova C. Pancreatitis Quality of Life Instrument: A Psychometric Evaluation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Aug;111(8):1177-86. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.225. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
- Background: PubMed 16613881Crozier SJ, Sans MD, Guo L, D'Alecy LG, Williams JA. Activation of the mTOR signalling pathway is required for pancreatic growth in protease-inhibitor-fed mice. J Physiol. 2006 Jun 15;573(Pt 3):775-86. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.106914. Epub 2006 Apr 13.
- Background: PubMed 27609771Yang J, Waldron RT, Su HY, Moro A, Chang HH, Eibl G, Ferreri K, Kandeel FR, Lugea A, Li L, Pandol SJ. Insulin promotes proliferation and fibrosing responses in activated pancreatic stellate cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2016 Oct 1;311(4):G675-G687. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00251.2016. Epub 2016 Sep 8.
- Background: PubMed 20661135Bellizzi AM, Bloomston M, Zhou XP, Iwenofu OH, Frankel WL. The mTOR pathway is frequently activated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2010 Oct;18(5):442-7. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181de115b.
- Background: PubMed 20630061Javle MM, Shroff RT, Xiong H, Varadhachary GA, Fogelman D, Reddy SA, Davis D, Zhang Y, Wolff RA, Abbruzzese JL. Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in advanced pancreatic cancer: results of two phase II studies. BMC Cancer. 2010 Jul 14;10:368. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-368.
- Background: PubMed 24115362Law R, Leal C, Dayyeh BA, Leise MD, Balderramo D, Baron TH, Cardenas A. Role of immunosuppression in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis after liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis. Liver Transpl. 2013 Dec;19(12):1354-60. doi: 10.1002/lt.23758.
- Background: PubMed 27419805Ji L, Li L, Qu F, Zhang G, Wang Y, Bai X, Pan S, Xue D, Wang G, Sun B. Hydrogen sulphide exacerbates acute pancreatitis by over-activating autophagy via AMPK/mTOR pathway. J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Dec;20(12):2349-2361. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12928. Epub 2016 Jul 15.
- Background: PubMed 29693276Wu XM, Ji KQ, Wang HY, Zhao Y, Jia J, Gao XP, Zang B. MicroRNA-339-3p alleviates inflammation and edema and suppresses pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis in mice with severe acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury by regulating Anxa3 via the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem. 2018 Aug;119(8):6704-6714. doi: 10.1002/jcb.26859. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
- Background: PubMed 25333398Conwell DL, Lee LS, Yadav D, Longnecker DS, Miller FH, Mortele KJ, Levy MJ, Kwon R, Lieb JG, Stevens T, Toskes PP, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Wu BU, Forsmark CE, Vege SS. American Pancreatic Association Practice Guidelines in Chronic Pancreatitis: evidence-based report on diagnostic guidelines. Pancreas. 2014 Nov;43(8):1143-62. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000237.
- Background: PubMed 21266058Herzig KH, Purhonen AK, Rasanen KM, Idziak J, Juvonen P, Phillps R, Walkowiak J. Fecal pancreatic elastase-1 levels in older individuals without known gastrointestinal diseases or diabetes mellitus. BMC Geriatr. 2011 Jan 25;11:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-4.
- Background: PubMed 29500114Han S, Patel B, Min M, Bocelli L, Kheder J, Wachholtz A, Wassef W. Quality of life comparison between smokers and non-smokers with chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2018 Apr;18(3):269-274. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.02.012. Epub 2018 Feb 26.
- Background: PubMed 26977696Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain--United States, 2016. JAMA. 2016 Apr 19;315(15):1624-45. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1464.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Intermittent Fasting and No intermittent fasting in people with Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis, Acute, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Shaffer Mok (6099804564, mok.shaffer@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pancreas related Quality of Life Index (PANQALI) (time frame: 24 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04760847, which also lists 15 linked publications.
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 17 Sep 2026.