Long-term outcome of patients with traumatic injury of the pancreas.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating the long-term outcomes of patients with traumatic injury of the pancreas.
IRAS ID
231084
Contact name
Robert Sutton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Liverpool
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
Injury to the pancreas is an uncommon but serious event frequently leading to long-term health problems and death. It is often seen in otherwise healthy young adults following direct trauma to the abdomen - for example from a bicycle or motorcycle handlebar - and may necessitate a multitude of treatments. As the condition is uncommon and treatments vary, individual hospitals are only able to report case series and long-term follow-up data does not exist.
As pancreatic surgery for other causes or severe inflammation of the pancreas represents a life-changing event and pancreatic trauma affects primarily young adults, the potential need for life-long therapy may be grossly underestimated or even unrecognised. We hypothesise that pancreatic injury contributes to new onset diabetes and digestive dysfunction in these individuals as well as significantly impaired quality of life within 2 years of injury.
Due to the uncommon nature of the condition, we aim to identify all cases of pancreatic injury in at least 5 large specialist pancreas units across Europe over the last 10 years. We hope to collect information about the initial injury and hospital treatment as well as asking patients about their health and quality of life in the time after their injury using a one-off questionnaire or phone interview.
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0626
Date of REC Opinion
12 Dec 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion