Clinical trials: Portal Hypertension, open to volunteers
Ascites, Liver Cirrhosis
Proximal Splenic Artery Embolization (PSAE) for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites in Decompensated Cirrhosis
The purpose of this study is to learn whether a procedure called Proximal Splenic Artery Embolization (PSAE) can lower the need for repeat fluid drainage in adults with cirrhosis and a buildup of fluid in the abdomen (ascites)…
- Conditions
- Ascites, Liver Cirrhosis, Hypertension, Portal
- Trial name
- NCT07755059
- Testing
- Proximal Splenic Artery Embolization
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Diseases
Study on Clinicopathological Features, Influencing Factors and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With PSVD
This retrospective-prospective cohort study investigates portal sinusoidal vascular disorder (PSVD), a liver vascular disease definitively diagnosed via liver biopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07744048
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy
Affect of Melatonin on Sleep and Cognition in Cirrhosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the affect of melatonin on sleep, cognitive function, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with cirrhosis and a complication called hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis, Sleep Disturbances and Insomnia
- Trial name
- SNORE-HE (NCT07046429)
- Testing
- Melatonin tablet 3 mg once daily, Thiamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Gastric Varices Bleeding, Gastric Varices
Cyanoacrylate Glue Versus Absorbable Gelatin Sponge for Gastric Varices
This study compares two endoscopic ultrasound-guided treatments for gastric varices, which are enlarged veins in the stomach that can bleed. Both treatments use small coils placed into the varix.
- Conditions
- Gastric Varices Bleeding, Gastric Varices, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- CoAGS-GV (NCT07699354)
- Testing
- EUS-Guided Coil Embolization With Cyanoacrylate Glue and Lipiodol, EUS-Guided Coil Embolization With Absorbable Gelatin Sponge
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Aneurysm, Endoleak
Cera™ Vascular Plug System Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up
The objective of the study is to collect and evaluate clinical data on patients of the Lifetech Cera™ Vascular Plug System to: confirm the performance confirm the safety identify previously unknown side-effects monitor the…
- Conditions
- Aneurysm, Endoleak, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06099015
- Testing
- Cera™ Vascular Plug System
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis
EUS-guided Response Assessment to NSBB
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided portal pressure measurement can determine the treatment response to non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) in patients with cirrhosis and clinically…
- Trial name
- NCT06513195
- Testing
- endoscopic ultrasound-guided portal pressure measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Cirrhosis
Austrian PBC Registry
The goal of this registry is to better understand how primary biliary cholangitis develops over time, including the role of disease-related biomarkers, complications of the disease, and symptom burden.
- Conditions
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- PBC-AUT (NCT07598669)
- Where
- 11 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Cirrhosis, Splenectomy; Status
Effect of Laparoscopic Splenectomy on Renal Function in Cirrhotic Patients With Hypersplenism (2-Year Follow-Up)
Patients with liver cirrhosis often have impaired or at-risk kidney function due to the close link between liver and kidney (hepatorenal syndrome).
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Splenectomy; Status, Hypersplenism, Kidney Function Issue
- Trial name
- LS-RF (NCT07585773)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Cirrhosis, Liver, Splenectomy; Status
Effect of LSD on Renal Function in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension Bleeding (2-Year Follow-Up)
Patients with liver cirrhosis often have impaired or at-risk kidney function due to the close link between liver and kidney (hepatorenal syndrome).
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Splenectomy; Status, Renal Function Abnormal, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- LSD-RFPH (NCT07585786)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Cirrhosis, Microplastics
Microplastics, Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Cirrhosis and portal hypertension are associated with an hyperdynamic circulation and hepatic inflammation, leading to complications like ascites, variceal bleeding, acute kidney injury, and higher infection risk.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Microplastics, Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis, Nanoplastics
- Trial name
- NCT07280390
- Testing
- Assessment of microplastics in tissue
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Esophagogastric Varices, Portal Hypertension
Treatment Outcomes for Portal Hypertension Esophageal and Gastric Varices
This study is a single-center, prospective cohort study based on real-world data. Patients with portal hypertension and esophagogastric varices were enrolled and divided into an endoscopic treatment group and a non-endoscopic…
- Trial name
- NCT07358663
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,384 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
Underdilated VCX-TIPS Versus EVL Plus NSBB for Secondary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Variceal bleeding is a major complication of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with substantial risks of rebleeding and death.
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, Gastroesophageal Varices Bleeding, Esophageal Varices
- Trial name
- U-TIPS (NCT07587671)
- Testing
- Underdilated VCX-TIPS, Endoscopic Variceal Ligation, Nonselective Beta-Blockers
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital
Cirrhosis, Liver, Splenectomy; Status
Effect of LSD on Lipid Profiles in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension Bleeding (2-Year Follow-Up)
Patients with liver cirrhosis frequently exhibit dyslipidemia due to impaired hepatic lipid synthesis, altered bile acid metabolism, and portal hypertension.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Splenectomy; Status, Portal Hypertension, Lipid Profiles
- Trial name
- LSD-LPPH (NCT07588334)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Cirrhosis, Splenectomy; Status
Effect of Laparoscopic Splenectomy on Lipid Profiles in Cirrhotic Patients With Hypersplenism (2-Year Follow-Up)
Patients with liver cirrhosis frequently exhibit dyslipidemia due to impaired hepatic lipid synthesis, altered bile acid metabolism, and portal hypertension.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Splenectomy; Status, Hypersplenism, Lipid Profiles
- Trial name
- LS-LP-CH (NCT07588373)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Variceal Bleeding, Ultrasonography
Ultrasound Prediction of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding Risk
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the accuracy of using routine abdominal ultrasound to predict the risk of esophageal variceal bleeding in adult patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Conditions
- Variceal Bleeding, Ultrasonography, Esophageal Bleeding, Esophageal Varices
- Trial name
- NCT07571876
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
Freiburg TIPS Registry
Patients with clinically significant portal hypertension allocated to implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) at the Department of Medicine II of the University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany will…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension, Budd Chiari Syndrome
- Trial name
- FRETIR (NCT05782556)
- Testing
- Implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Liver Cirrhosis, Ascites Hepatic
Early TIPS in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis and Ascites
The aim of this clinical trial is to compare the safety and efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) implantation with standard treatment (diuretic medications, and if necessary, paracenteses) in patients…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Ascites Hepatic, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- eTIPS (NCT06576934)
- Testing
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Liver Transplantation, Portal Hypertension
Effects of Terlipressin and Somatostatin on Portal Pressure in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplantation
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of somatostatin and terlipressin on lowering portal pressure in patients with portal hypertension undergoing liver transplantation, and to investigate whether there are…
- Trial name
- NCT07304466
- Testing
- Somatostatin, Terlipressin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
Exploration of Systemic and Portal Hemostasis in Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement
Portal vein thrombosis is defined as non-tumoural obstruction of the portal vein or one of its branches. Its incidence is 0.7 to 2.7 per 100,000 patient-years in the general population, and 4.6 per 100 patient-years in patients…
- Trial name
- PORTHEMOST (NCT07439939)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cirrhosis, Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Apixaban-PK Trial: Preventing Portal Hypertension Complications in Cirrhosis
The APIXABAN-PK trial is a prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apixaban in combination with carvedilol versus placebo with carvedilol in preventing…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Esophageal and Gastric Varices, Ascites, Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- APIXABAN-PK (NCT07521332)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Carvedilol
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Asian Institute Of Medical Sciences