Diabetes after Acute Pancreatitis Clinic

UPMC Clinical Center for the Study of Diabetes after Acute Pancreatitis

['FUNDING_U01'] · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · NIH-11232968

Researchers are following people who've had acute pancreatitis to learn how changes in blood sugar lead to diabetes.

Quick facts

Phase['FUNDING_U01']
Study typeNih_funding
SexAll
SponsorUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH (nih funded)
Locations1 site (PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES)
Trial IDNIH-11232968 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this research studies

If I join, the team will follow me after my acute pancreatitis and regularly check my blood sugar, insulin, and other health measures. They will collect blood and other samples and store data to study how my pancreas and beta cells are working. The center enrolls people in the DREAM study and related studies and uses clinical visits, lab tests, and data analysis to link what they find to later diabetes. The goal is to identify who is at highest risk and what biological changes lead to diabetes after pancreatitis.

Who could benefit from this research

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults who recently experienced acute pancreatitis and are willing to attend follow-up visits and provide blood or other samples.

Not a fit: People without a history of acute pancreatitis or those who already have long-standing diabetes unrelated to pancreatitis may not benefit from this research.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help detect and treat diabetes earlier in people who have had pancreatitis, reducing complications.

How similar studies have performed: Previous research has linked pancreatitis to later diabetes but this coordinated clinical center approach is relatively new and aims to produce more definitive, clinically useful answers.

Where this research is happening

PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES

Researchers

About this research

  1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
  2. Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
  3. For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.

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Conditions: Brittle Diabetes Mellitus

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