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CompletedNCT00559052Updated Feb 11, 2010

An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Intraduodenal Delivery of Enzymes From Administration of VIOKASE16 in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)

A Phase 2 interventional study of VIOKASE 16 in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, sponsored by Axcan Pharma. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-02-11.

Sponsored by Axcan Pharma · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

EPI leading to maldigestion is a frequent finding in many diseases of the pancreas, such as chronic pancreatitis (CP). Steatorrhea is the most important digestive manifestation in EPI. The current treatment of EPI includes enzyme supplementation with porcine pancreatic enzyme concentrate, consisting mainly of lipase, amylase and protease. An enzyme preparation able to deliver appropriate enzyme levels to the duodenum instead of the mid gut or distal small bowel, would appear to be clinically efficacious for the treatment of steatorrhea in subjects with CP suffering from EPI.

Read the detailed description

Day of screening: Subjects will undergo screening procedures prior to entry into the study.

Day 0: Subjects will be admitted to the facility. Day 1: Subjects will undergo a first perfusion/aspiration procedure. Day 2: Subjects will rest. Day 3: Subjects will undergo a second perfusion/aspiration procedure. Day 4: Subjects will be discharged.

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Conditions studied

  • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Keywords

  • Enzymes
  • VIOKASE
  • Bioavailability
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In context

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

128 studies on the registry are indexed under Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency; 27 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 22 is below the median of 40 across 90 interventional studies indexed under Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Axcan Pharma is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects must have the ability to give informed consent
  • Female subjects must use a medically acceptable form of birth control and have a negative pregnancy test upon entering the study and not be breast-feeding
  • Subjects must have medical condition compatible with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
  • Subjects must be off therapeutic doses of pancreatic enzyme supplementation prior to study entry day
  • Subjects must be on omeprazole at least 5 days prior Day 0.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a known hypersensitivity and/or contraindication to VIOKASE®16 or to any non-active component of VIOKASE or to any protein of porcine origin
  • Subjects with a known hypersensitivity and/or contraindication to omeprazole or to any non-active component of omeprazole
  • Subjects on enzyme therapy, H2-receptor antagonists, anticholinergics, antispasmodics prior to study entry
  • Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating
  • Subjects with acute pancreatitis or acute exacerbations of chronic pancreatic disease
  • Subjects with a history of solid organ transplant or significant bowel resection between esophagus and pancreas
  • Subjects who have received an investigational new drug within 30 days prior to entry into the study.
  • Subjects with a known coagulopathy
  • Subjects with any abnormal liver function test
  • Subjects known to have a significant medical and/or mental disease that would compromise the subject's welfare or confound the study results
  • Subjects who are not on omeprazole at least 5 days prior Day 0
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    1

    Baseline measurement. No drug with the liquid meal during perfusion procedure to establish baseline secretion.

  • Experimental
    2

    The Viokase 16 is to be taken as 3 tablets with the liquid meal during perfusion procedure.

    Drug: VIOKASE 16

Interventions

  • DrugVIOKASE 16

    The VIOKASE 16 is to be taken as 3 tablets with the perfusion procedure.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the Intraduodenal Lipase activity following single dose administration of VIOKASE16 tablets in EPI after a liquid meal.

    Time frame: 4 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the Intraduodenal protease and amylase activities following administration of VIOKASE16 tablets in EPI after a liquid meal.

    Time frame: 4 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Shands Hospital, University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
  • Santhi Swaroop Vege, M.D.
    Mayo Clinic- Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 11, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00559052
Lead sponsor
Axcan Pharma
Collaborators
AAIPharma, Mayo Clinical Services, City Hospital Laboratory Birmingham
First posted
Nov 16, 2007
Start date
Mar 2008
Primary completion
Feb 2009
Completion
Feb 2009
Last update
Feb 11, 2010

Study contacts

Phillip P. Toskes, M.D.
principal investigator · University of Florida

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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