Status:
COMPLETED
TIPS Versus Portacaval Shunt for Acute Bleeding Varices in Cirrhosis
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Conditions:
Bleeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In unselected cirrhotic patients with acute portal hypertension-related bleeding to compare the effectiveness in control of bleeding, mortality rate, duration of life, quality of life, and economic co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with UGI bleeding who are shown to have the findings of cirrhosis and esophagogastric varices or portal hypertensive gastropathy and require 2 or more units of blood transfusion will be included.
Exclusion
- None
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1996
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
153 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00734227
Start Date
July 1 1996
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
August 14 2008
Active Locations (1)
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UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92103