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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03363412
Date of registration: 29/11/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Public title: Tips Underdilatation in Patients With Cirrhosis
Scientific title: Covered Tips Under-dilatation to Less Than 8 mm: Feasibility and Clinical Efficacy.
Date of first enrolment: June 1, 2010
Target sample size: 148
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03363412
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Filippo Schepis, MD
Address: 
Telephone: +39 059 422
Email: fschepis@unimore.it
Affiliation: 
Name:     Filippo Schepis, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- diagnosis of cirrhosis determined on the basis of clinical history, histological
examination, morphological characteristics of the liver at ultrasound, computed
tomography or magnetic resonance imaging;

- TIPS placed to prevent recurrent variceal bleeding or to control refractory ascites,
according to current guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

- placement of two or more coaxial stent grafts;

- refusal to consent to have TIPS dilated to a small diameter and/or to attend follow-up
visits;

- TIPS placed in the setting of acute variceal hemorrhage either as "early" TIPS or as
salvage TIPS for continued bleeding or early rebleeding.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cirrhosis
Intervention(s)
Device: PTFE-covered stent grafts
Primary Outcome(s)
The degree of stentgraft dilation [Time Frame: 1 year]
The incidence of at least one episode of PSE [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The absolute reduction of porto-systemic pressure gradient attained after TIPS placement; [Time Frame: 1 year]
The incidence of recurrent variceal bleeding and/or recurrent ascites [Time Frame: 1 year]
The incidence of shunt dysfunction requiring TIPS revision [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
TIPS/10/17
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Florence
Ethics review
Results
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