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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pancreas. 2022 Jul 1;51(6):568–574. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002079

TABLE 3.

Schedule of Activities for the Diabetes Related to Acute Pancreatitis and Its Mechanisms (DREAM) Study

Assessment/Procedure 0 mo Enrollment +3 mo (Metabolic Visit) +6 mo +12 mo 18 mo 24–60 mo (Annual) New Diagnosis of DM
Research visit (Time window) X (0–90 d after AP) X (−2 to +6 wk) X or Inline graphic* (−6 wk to +3 mo) X (−3 to +3 mo) X or Inline graphic (−3 to +3 mo) X (±6 mo)
General
 Demographics and medical history X
 Interim medical history X X X X X X
 Height, weight, waist circumference X X X X X
Questionnaires
 Quality of life, EPI GI Symptom tracker X X X X
 Food frequency questionnaire X X X
Labs
 FBG, HbA1c, autoantibodies X X X X X X
 CBC with diff, creatinine, FE-1 X X X X
Metabolic testing
 OGTT X
 Serial OGTT arm X X X (MMTT)
 Serial MMTT arm X X X X
 Serial FSIGTT arm X X X (MMTT)
Imaging
 Research MRI/MRCP X X X3 X
Biorepository
 Blood§ X X X X X
 Stool|| X X X

The reference time point zero represents the date a participant first met the diagnostic criteria for their qualifying AP.

*

Inline graphic symbol indicates this visit could be conducted by telephone;

Serial MMTT and FSIGTT will be performed in a subset of participants. These tests will be offered to participants without DM at 3-mo visit;

Research MRI/MRCP will be performed in a subset of participants through 36 mo;

§

Blood will be collected for serum, plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, blood cell stabilizers (whole blood added to SmartTube Proteomic Stabilizer), Tempus tubes (RNAseq), and DNA (from a single blood collection);

||

Stool samples will be collected using methods that will allow microbiome and metabolic analyses.

diff indicates differential; EPI, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; FBG, fasting blood glucose; FE-1, fecal elastase-1; GI, gastrointestinal; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; MMTT, mixed meal tolerance test; FSIGTT, frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test.