Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Double-blind, Randomized, Multi-center, Placebo-controlled, Cross-over Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Pancrelipase Delayed Release 12,000 Unit Capsules in Subjects Aged 7 - 11 With Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency Due to Cystic Fibrosis
Brief Summary: This study will assess the effect of pancrelipase delayed release 12,000 unit capsules on fat and nitrogen absorption in subjects 7 - 11 with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency due to Cystic Fibrosis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed CF diagnosis by two positive chloride sweat tests or gene analysis
* Confirmed PEI by historical Coefficient of fat Absorption \< 70% without supplementation or current or historical fecal elastase \< 50µg/stool (within the last 12 months)
* Currently receiving treatment with a commercially available pancreatic enzyme product on a stable dose for more than 3 months
* Clinically stable condition without evidence of acute respiratory disease or any other acute condition
* Stable body weight and agrees to abstain from sexual activity

Exclusion Criteria:

* Ileus or acute abdomen
* History of fibrosing colonopathy, celiac disease, gastrectomy, Crohn´s disease and small bowel surgery other than minor resection due to meconium ileus without resulting in malabsorption syndrome
* History of distal ileal obstruction syndrome within 6 months of enrollment
* Use of an immunosuppressive drug
* Any type of malignancy involving the digestive tract in the last 5 years
* Known infection with HIV
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Definitive diagnosis of CF based on the following:

   * One clinical feature consistent with CF and
   * Either a genotype with 2 identifiable mutations known to cause CF or a sweat chloride concentration \>60 mEq/L by pilocarpine iontophoresis
2. Pancreatic insufficiency documented by a monoclonal faecal elastase (FE) 100 μg/g stool at screening (test results within the previous 12 months are acceptable)
3. Currently receiving pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
4. Adequate nutritional status based on the following: body mass index (BMI) \>19 kg/m2 in adult subjects or a BMI percentile 10th percentile for age in adolescent (12 to 17 years age group) subjects
5. Are clinically stable with no evidence of concomitant illness or acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection that requires antibiotics during the 7-day interval prior to screening and preceding entry into this clinical study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age \<12 years
2. Known contraindication, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to pork or other porcine PEPs
3. Current uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
4. History of solid organ transplantation
5. History of surgery affecting the bowel function and weight gain
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants with age greater than or equal to (\>=) 7 years at the time of enrollment
* Participants with weight 70 kg or less and be in an adequate nutritional status as indicated by a body mass index (BMI) \>=20 kg/m\^2 for ages 18 and above, or a BMI above the twenty fifth percentile for participants aged 7 to 17 years
* Participants with confirmed diagnosis of CF who have 2 clinical features consistent with CF, and have either a genotype with 2 identifiable mutations consistent with CF or a sweat chloride concentration that is more than 60 milliequivalent per liter by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis
* Participants with confirmed diagnosis of EPI who are currently receiving treatment with a commercially available PEP and have documented with a fecal elastase of \<100 microgram per gram stool (if no documentation was available, a stool sample was taken at Screening for determination of fecal elastase).
* Clinically stable participants with no evidence of acute respiratory disease or any other acute condition
* Participants who are willing and able to interrupt current CF treatment for CF-related malabsorption along with any medications that may affect gastric motility or stomach power of hydrogen (pH)
* Participants 18 years of age and older had to a) understand the requirements of the study, b) provide written informed consent, c) agree to abide by the study restrictions, and d) return for the required assessments
* Participants 7 to 17 years of age must have a parent(s) or legal guardian who provides written informed consent, agree to abide by the study restrictions
* Females participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and must agree to use adequate birth control during the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants with fibrosing colonopathy, hyperuricemia or hyperuricosuria
* Participants who are allergic to pork or other porcine PEPs
* Participants with forced expiratory volume (FEV1) \<30 percent of predicted FEV1 at screening
* Participants with any acute systemic administration of an antibiotic for any reason in the previous 4 weeks; however, a low stable dose of an antibiotic or chronic treatment with an inhalatory antibiotic is allowed
* Participants with hepatic insufficiency as defined by history or presence of ascites or serum albumin level of \< 3.0 milligram/deciliter, or a coagulopathy with an international normalized ratio that is greater than 1.7
* Participants who have used an acute dose of any steroid in the previous 2 weeks; however, low chronic doses of a steroid is allowed
* Participants with history of or current diagnosis of distal ileal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) as evidenced or suggested by constipation, abdominal pain, anorexia, early satiety, recurrent vomiting, and palpable fecal mass on physical examination (the absence of DIOS will be confirmed by an X-ray of the abdomen taken at screening)
* Participants with any solid organ transplant or surgery affecting the bowel. Participants with a history of appendectomy and inguinal (non-incarcerated) hernioplasty or meconium ileus without the need for bowel resection could be enrolled. Gastrointestinal-tube-fed patients, in absence of dumping syndrome, were also eligible
* Participants with history of or current screening evaluation of hyperglycemia as defined by an 8-hour fasting blood glucose (FBG) of \>126 mg/dL, or of CF-related diabetes as determined according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Consensus Conference of January 1999 (Section IX Part II), that is: a) FBG \>126 mg/dL (7.0 millimoles per liter \[mmol/L\]) on two or more occasions b)FBG \>126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) plus casual (without regard to time of day or last meal consumed) glucose level \>200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) c)Casual (previously called random) glucose levels \>200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) on two or more occasions with symptoms
* Participants using an enzyme preparation in excess of 10,000-lipase units/kg/day
* Participants using an immunosuppressive drug
* Participants who are expecting an inability to tolerate the washout period and/or the placebo treatment
* Participants participating in an investigational study of a drug, biologic, or device not currently approved for marketing, within 30 days of screening visit
* Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or unwilling to use effective birth control during study
* Participants with any condition that would, in the investigator's opinion, limit the participant's ability to complete the study
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* CF as diagnosed by:

  1. Documented sweat chloride greater than or equal to 60 mEq/L by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test; or
  2. Two well-characterized genetic mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene; or
  3. Abnormal nasal potential difference with accompanying symptoms characteristic of CF.
* PA present in expectorated sputum or throat swab culture at Screening.
* Participants must have received three or more courses of TIS within the previous 12 months.
* Participants on chronic azithromycin must have had no change in regimen in the previous 3 months and must have had a need for TIS and/or additional antipseudomonal therapy since initiation of azithromycin.
* Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) between (and including) 25% and 75% predicted at Screening.
* Ability to perform reproducible pulmonary function tests.
* Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) greater than or equal to 90% on room air at Screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current use of oral corticosteroids in doses exceeding the equivalent of 10 mg prednisone a day or 20 mg prednisone every other day.
* History of sputum or throat culture swab yielding Burkholderia cepacia in the past 2 years.
* History of daily continuous oxygen supplementation or requirement for more than 2 liters/minute at night.
* Administration of any investigational drug or device within 28 days of Screening (Visit 1) or within 6 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever was longer).
* Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to monobactam antibiotics.
* Inability to tolerate inhalation of a short acting Beta-2 agonist.
* Changes in antimicrobial, bronchodilator, anti-inflammatory, or corticosteroid medications within 7 days before Screening or between Screening and the next visit.
* Changes in physiotherapy technique or schedule within 7 days before Screening or between Screening and the next visit.
* History of lung transplantation.
* A chest X-ray indicating abnormal findings at Screening or within the previous 90 days.
* Abnormal renal or hepatic function or serum chemistry at Screening (aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\], alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal range; Creatinine greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal range).
* Positive pregnancy test at Screening.
* Female of childbearing potential who was lactating or in the opinion of the investigator was not practicing acceptable birth control.
* Any serious or active medical or psychiatric illness, which in the opinion of the investigator would have interfered with participant treatment, assessment, or compliance with the protocol.

Answer: A