Clinical Trial: Helicobacter Pylori and Acute Alcohol Induced Pancreatitis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Alkoholihaimatulehduksen Uusiminen

Brief Summary: This study is performed to measure wether Helicobacter Pylori has an effect on the incidence and course of acute alcohol induced pancreatitis

Detailed Summary: A recent pilot study unexpectedly discovered, that Helicobacter pylori infection was rare in patients having their first acute alcohol induced pancreatitis (AAIP) when compared to subjects with similar alcohol use but no history of pancreatitis. This subject has not been studied in humans until now. Therefore we seek to study, with a larger material, wether AAIP is associated with lower prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, by measuring the antibodies against Helicobacter pylori from the sera of AAIP patients and from a control group of alcoholics with no history of AAIP.
Sponsor: University of Tampere

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Information By: University of Tampere

Dates:
Date Received: June 20, 2007
Date Started: June 2006
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Last Updated: June 21, 2007
Last Verified: June 2007