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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00500084
Date of registration: 10/07/2007
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Public title: Phase III ALTU-135 CP Safety Trial DIGEST CP
Scientific title: An Open-Label Clinical Study Evaluating the Long Term Safety of ALTU-135 in the Treatment of Patients With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Chronic Pancreatitis or Pancreatectomy
Date of first enrolment: December 2007
Target sample size: 39
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00500084
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Females of childbearing potential must be willing to use birth control

- Fecal elastase levels < 100 micrograms per gram (µg/g) stool measured at screening

- Able to perform the testing and procedures required for the study, as judged by the
investigator

- Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis or status post pancreatectomy

Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is based upon at least one of the following:

- Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
(MRCP) or endoscopic ultrasound demonstrating ductal changes consistent with chronic
pancreatitis

- Abnormal Secretin Pancreatic Function test with a peak bicarbonate concentration < 75
milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L)

- Presence of pathognomic pancreatic calcifications

- Pathology proven chronic pancreatitis on surgical specimens

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or of childbearing potential and not willing to use methods
of birth control during the study

- History of liver transplant

- Liver transaminases >3x Upper Limit Normal (ULN) or total bilirubin >1.5x ULN at
screening or at Baseline (except for patients with Gilbert's Syndrome)

- Participation in an investigational study of a drug, biologic, or device not
currently approved for marketing within 30 days prior to screening

- Any condition that the investigator believes would interfere with the intent of this
study or would make participation not in the best interest of the patient

- History of pancreatic cancer

- Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

- Active alcohol or drug abuse

- Presence of any medical condition that is likely to preclude survival for 12 months

- Demonstrated unlikely to comply with protocol requirements or complete the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Intervention(s)
Drug: Liprotamase
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of participants with an adverse event [Time Frame: Baseline up to 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
I5L-MC-TCAD
810
14294
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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