* To determine if intravenous secretin administration in escalating doses three times daily for three days will improve the pain from CP at the time of infusion, after each infusion (1 to 3 hours), at Day 7 after infusion, and at Day 30 after infusion. * To validate the safety of intravenous secretin administration at the dosage indicated in this study.
12 patients will be enrolled in this study. Patients will be only those treated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for the diagnosis of CP. The diagnosis of CP will be made by the PI based on standard clinical, radiographic and/or biochemical criteria. Patients must be taking prescribed opioid analgesics for the specific treatment of CP at the time of study enrollment. Only patients between the ages of 18-70 and capable of providing informed consent will be considered eligible for the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
Dose Escalation
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
VAS Score at Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.
10 point visual analog scale. 0= no pain. 10= worst possible pain. Days 1, 2, 3 were infusion days that included 5 VAS scores each day.
Time frame: Baseline, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 30.
Opiate Use at Baseline, Days 4 and 30.
Daily opiate use (oral morphine equivalent).
Time frame: Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.
Quality of Life at Baseline, Day 4 and Day 30.
Sf-36 ranges from 0 to 151. Higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 4, Day 30.
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events.
Time frame: 30 Days
VAS Score at Each Administered Dose.
10 point scare from 0-10 with higher scores meaning higher levels of pain. VAS score assessed after each dose was summarized over Days 1, 2, and 3.
Time frame: Days 1, 2, and 3.
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