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Clinical Trials/NCT03705078
NCT03705078CompletedNot Applicable

A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Two Treatment Strategies to Prevent Rebleeding From Gastric Varices: "Early TIPS" Versus Glue Obliteration

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon20 sites in 1 country104 target enrollmentStarted: January 3, 2019Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
104
Locations
20
Primary Endpoint
Incidence of clinically significant rebleeding (upper gastrointestinal bleeding whatever its origin)

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the superiority of an "early tips" strategy over standard treatment by glue obliteration (G0) in preventing bleeding recurrence or death at one year after a non GOV1 gastric variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients initially treated by GO.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Cirrhotic patients: the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis will be based on previous needle liver biopsy or on the combination of clinical, biochemical, and radiological findings. If biopsy findings are unavailable and in case of non-complicated cirrhosis, non-invasive markers will be used.
  • •Variceal bleeding at endoscopy from gastroesophageal gastric varices type 2 or isolated gastric varices type 1 or 2 (Sarin classification) according to the following criteria: endoscopic signs of an active spurting or oozing from gastric varices (GV); adherent blood clots, white nipple signs, or erosions on the GV and absence of other bleeding sources.
  • •Hemodynamically stable patient (Mean arterial pressure above 65 mmHg) without clinical significant rebleeding (Baveno criteria) within 12 hours after the initial endoscopy with glue obliteration.
  • •Written informed consent obtained.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Pregnant woman or breastfeeding.
  • •Minor and patients older than 75 years.
  • •Non cirrhotic portal hypertension.
  • •Hepatocellular carcinoma outside the Milan criteria or other cancer at a palliative stage.
  • •Child Pugh score >
  • •History of severe or refractory hepatic encephalopathy unrelated to gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • •Congestive heart failure.
  • •History or presence of pulmonary hypertension.
  • •Patients with other indication for TIPS.
  • •Uncontrolled gastric variceal bleeding.
  • •Portal vein cavernoma.
  • •Patient who have previously received a TIPS procedure.
  • •Failure to receive clear information in patients without an identified trusted person.
  • •Refusal of the participation agreement by signing the information form and consent as defined.
  • •Exclusion period from another biomedical study.

Arms & Interventions

early TIPS

Other

Transjugular portosytemic shunt within 72h

Intervention: Transjugular Portosytemic Shunt (TIPS) (Procedure)

Glue obliteration

Other

glue obliteration repeated sessions

Intervention: glue obliteration (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of clinically significant rebleeding (upper gastrointestinal bleeding whatever its origin)

Time Frame: 12 months

Defined by Baveno VI consens group as a recurrent melena or hematemesis resulting in any of the following: * Hospital admission * Blood transfusion * 3 g/dL drop in hemoglobin

death

Time Frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • All-cause mortality and liver-related mortality(12 months)
  • Incidence of rebleeding(12 months)
  • Frequency of TIPS complications(12 months)
  • MELD score (Model for End Stage Liver Disease) in TIPS group(6 months)
  • Frequency of glue obliteration complications(12 months)
  • MELD score (Model for End Stage Liver Disease) in glue obliteration group(6 months)
  • Cumulative number of packed red blood cells(12 months)
  • Incidence of complications of cirrhosis (infections, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome) during follow-up(12 months)
  • Number of days of hospitalization(12 months)
  • All-cause mortality and liver-related mortality(Day 42)
  • Incidence of rebleeding(Day 42)
  • Incidence of rebleeding(Day 90)
  • Incidence of rebleeding(3 months)
  • Cumulative number of packed red blood cells(Day 42)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (20)

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