Clinical trial Recruiting at 8 sites Interventional Ages 18 to 75

Efferon LPS hemoadsorption with hemofiltration for acute pancreatitis

Official title: Lipopolysaccharide Adsorption (Efferon LPS) in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Run by Efferon JSC · NCT07267169 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial will test whether adding Efferon LPS hemoadsorption to hemofiltration/hemodiafiltration helps patients with moderate-to-severe acute pancreatitis reduce organ dysfunction.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment150 (estimated)
SponsorEfferon JSC
Industry-sponsored
Locations8 sites (Kazan' and 7 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 30, 2026
Main results expectedJanuary 31, 2028
Study endsMarch 31, 2028
Registry record updatedNovember 2, 2026
Trial IDNCT07267169 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are patients within five days of pancreatitis onset with moderate or severe disease by the 2012 Atlanta criteria, CT-confirmed pancreatitis with modified CTSI ≥4, APACHE II >8, and either SOFA ≥2 or at least two SIRS criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients with SOFA >12, uncontrolled surgical infection, septic complications, exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, very high triglycerides (>1000 mg/dL), advanced cirrhosis, or other listed exclusions are unlikely to benefit or are excluded from participation.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study compares standard hemofiltration/hemodiafiltration (HF/HDF) alone to HF/HDF combined with Efferon LPS multimodal hemoadsorption in patients with moderate-to-severe acute pancreatitis. Participants are assigned to a control group (HF/HDF alone) or a treatment group (HF/HDF plus Efferon LPS) and therapy is started within 24 hours of ICU admission and within 8 hours of enrollment. The main outcome is change in organ dysfunction measured by the SOFA score, and safety endpoints are collected alongside efficacy measures. The Efferon LPS device targets both cytokines and lipopolysaccharide to reduce systemic inflammation that can drive multiple organ dysfunction.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, adding Efferon LPS could reduce the severity of organ dysfunction and may lower ICU stays and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis.

How similar studies have gone: Hemoadsorption and extracorporeal blood-purification approaches have shown promising but mixed results in sepsis and inflammatory conditions, and their application to acute pancreatitis is plausible but not yet proven.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* ≤ 5 days from the onset of acute pancreatitis
* Acute pancreatitis of moderate or severe according to the Atlanta classification (2012)
* Acute pancreatitis confirmed by tomography. Modified CTSI Pancreatitis Severity Index Score ≥ 4 points
* ≥ 2 points on the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scale and/or ≥ 2 criteria of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS):
* Body temperature ≥ 38 °C or ≤ 36 °C
* Heart rate ≥ 90/min
* Respiratory rate ≥ 20/min or hyperventilation with PaCO₂ ≤ 32 mmHg
* Leukocytosis (≥ 12,000/μl) or leukopenia (≤ 4,000/μl) or left shift of leukocyte formula

Exclusion Criteria:

* SOFA score \> 12 points
* Presence of an uncontrolled surgical infection focus
* Development of septic complications - signs of infection
* Acute pancreatitis as an exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis
* Blood triglyceride level \> 1000 mg/dL (11.2 mmol/L)
* Liver cirrhosis (\> 6 points by Child-Pugh classification)
* Unresolved biliary hypertension syndrome
* BMI ≥ 40
* Dementia
* Chronic kidney disease stage 4-5
* Acute pulmonary embolism confirmed by CT
* Acute myocardial infarction within the last 4 weeks
* Acute cerebrovascular accident
* Severe congestive heart failure
* Uncontrolled bleeding (acute blood loss within the last 24 hours)

Where it's running

  • Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan
    Kazan', Russia
    Recruiting
  • State Clinical Hospital "Regional Clinical Hospital No 2" of the Ministry of Healthcare of Krasnodar Territory
    Krasnodar, Russia
    Recruiting
  • V.P. Demikhov City Clinical Hospital No. 68
    Moscow, Russia
    Recruiting
  • S.S. Yudin City Clinical Hospital
    Moscow, Russia
    Recruiting
  • N.I. Pirogov City Clinical Hospital No. 1
    Moscow, Russia
    Recruiting
  • N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine
    Moscow, Russia
    Recruiting
Show 2 more locations
  • Perm regional clinical hospital
    Perm, Russia
    Recruiting
  • North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Vladimir Kiselev, PhD, MD — N. V. Sklifosovsky Moscow Research Institute of Emergency
  • Study coordinator: Alexandr Shelehov-Kravchenko, PhD, MD
  • Email: alexandr.shelehov@gmail.com
  • Phone: +79636564765

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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