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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN16334693
ISRCTN16334693
Completed
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Covered transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt versus optimised medical treatment for the secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis

Individual sponsor (Germany)0 sites186 target enrollmentMarch 22, 2006

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Individual sponsor (Germany)
Enrollment
186
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 22, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Individual sponsor (Germany)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Liver cirrhosis (histological or clinical diagnosis)
  • 2\. Child\-Pugh score less than 12
  • 3\. Serum bilirubin less than 3 mg/dl
  • 4\. Significant variceal bleeding greater than 5 days prior to randomisation
  • 5\. Clinical indication for re\-bleeding prophylaxis (i.e. presence of esophageal varices greater than or equal to grade 2\)
  • 6\. Age 18 to 75
  • 7\. Written informed consent signed and dated by patient and investigator

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Overt hepatic encephalopathy independent from bleeding
  • 2\. Pre\-hepatic portal hypertension
  • 3\. Type II gastric varices as exclusive bleeding site
  • 4\. Established chronic drug treatment with beta\-blockers and/or nitrates against portal hypertension
  • 5\. Listing for liver transplantation on T2 status
  • 6\. Existing porto\-systemic shunt (TIPS or surgical shunt)
  • 7\. Heart failure according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification greater than 2 or ejection fraction less than 40%
  • 8\. Contraindication against propanolol or nitrates
  • 9\. Platelet count less than 30 g/l, prothrombin index less than 30%, disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • 10\. Advanced malignancy or severe infection

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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