2000-Patient study tracks liver shunt outcomes
NCT ID NCT05782556
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 2000 people with severe liver-related high blood pressure who receive a TIPS procedure, which creates a bypass in the liver. Researchers will track survival, need for liver transplant, and complications like confusion or liver failure over 12 months. The goal is to better understand who benefits most and what risks arise.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients allocated to TIPS implantation due to clinically significant cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension will be included in this study.In summary, patients with the folowing conditions can be included: * liver cirrhosis and indication for TIPS implantation (pre-emptive TIPS or rescue TIPS in case of varical bleeding, secondary prophylaxis of varical bleeding, recurrent or refractory ascites, TIPS before surgery) * non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis * Budd-Chiari syndrome * porto-sinusoidal vascular disease
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients allocated to TIPS implantation due to clinically significant cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * Withdrawal of written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Medicine II
RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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