Status:

RECRUITING

EUS-guided Response Assessment to NSBB

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Conditions:

Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 wit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with a clinical and/or pathological diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis.
  • Patients with suspicion of CSPH and thus indication for NSBB treatment.
  • Patients not yet on NSBB therapy.
  • Patients willing and able to undergo repeated HVPG and EUS-guided pressure measurements as per protocol.

Exclusion

  • General criteria
  • Patient is \<18 or \>80 years of age
  • Patient is pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study
  • Patient is unwilling or unable to sign the informed consent
  • Patients in whom general anesthesia or endoscopic procedures are contraindicated Medical criteria
  • Patients with cirrhosis and HCC Portopulmonary hypertension Portal or splanchnic venous thrombosis Prior TIPS Prior liver transplantation
  • Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension or pre-sinusoidal liver disease
  • Cholestatic liver disease with total bilirubin \>3 mg/dl
  • Previous total or partial splenectomy
  • Known infection that is not controlled by medical intervention
  • Patients with contraindications for non-selective beta-blocker therapy, including but not limited to the following baseline vital signs:
  • Systolic BP \<100 mmHg HR \<50 bpm
  • Patients with reduced life expectancy described by an ASA score of 4 or 5
  • INR \>1.7 or platelet count \<50.000 per mm3
  • eGFR \<50 ml/min/1.73m2 (CKD-EPI formula) Anatomical criteria
  • Anatomical abnormalities that prevent access via EUS-guided puncture to the hepatic vein or intrahepatic portion of the portal vein, including anatomy that predisposes to difficult to reach puncture sites or an inadequate needle angle.
  • Visualization of ascites interposing the puncture tract on EUS
  • Diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis during EUS
  • Evidence of active gastrointestinal bleeding during EUS

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 17 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06513195

Start Date

July 17 2024

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

July 26 2024

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University Hospital Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000