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NCT04834505Completed

To Differentiate Focal Autoimmune Pancreatitis From Pancreatic Cancer by Endoscopic Ultrasound

Construction and Validation of a Diagnosis Model Based on Endoscopic Ultrasound Characteristics for Differentiating Between Focal Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 May 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a special type of chronic pancreatitis mediated by autoimmunity. The classic manifestation of AIP is diffuse pancreatic enlargement, some of which are characterized by focal enlargement. Clinically, it is divided into diffuse AIP (DAIP) and focal AIP (FAIP) according to morphology. FAIP can be clinically manifested as obstructive jaundice, peripancreatic lymphadenopathy and vascular involvement, which may mimic pancreatic cancer (PC). CT/MRI is the important imaging tool for diagnosing pancreatic diseases. However, due to the overlap of the imaging features of FAIP and PC, it is challenging to differentiate the two by CT/MRI. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can clearly display the pancreatic parenchyma and pancreatic duct system and has become a routine modality for the evaluation of pancreatic diseases. The aim of this study is to construct a diagnosis model for distinguishing between FAIP and PC by comparing the EUS characteristics of the two, and further validate its diagnostic efficacy.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
286 (actual)
First submitted
4 Apr 2021
Start date
11 May 2021
Primary completion date
30 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
NCT number
NCT04834505

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 286
  • From 11 May 2021 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Referred patients with a history of having being conclusively diagnosed as AIP or PC; Patients with DAIP; Patients with alcoholic pancreatitis, hypertriglyceridemia pancreatitis or pancreatitis due to gallstones; Patients with pancreatic cystic tumors, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors or solid pseudopapillary tumors of pancreas; Patients who cannot undergo EUS due to unsuitable conditions.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with difficulty in distinguishing between FAIP and PC

Age in the registry: - to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
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BeijingChinaUnknown status

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