Clinical trials: Refractory Ascites in Patients With Cirrhosis, active
Liver Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites in Patients With Cirrhosis
Role of Nutritional Intervention for the Treatment of Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients With Refractory Ascites Candidate to Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement and Identification of Prognostic Factors Related to Clinical Outcome
The hypothesis is that in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites candidate to TIPS, and sarcopenia (identified by a PMA ≤16 cm² at the level of L3), who are at high-risk of 6-month mortality after TIPS placement, a…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites in Patients With Cirrhosis, Sarcopenia in Liver Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NS-TIPS (NCT06814626)
- Testing
- 12-week nutritional intervention with Friliver dispensing, 12-week nutritional intervention with personalized diet, 12-week nutritional intervention with diet diary to report foods eaten.
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies
Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites
Personalized Nutritional Intervention in Patients Undergoing TIPS Insertion for Refractory Ascites to Prevent Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
This study will evaluate whether a nutritional intervention is better than another to reduce the incidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients undergoing TIPS insertion for refractory ascites.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites, TIPS Insertion
- Trial name
- SUPPRESS-HE (NCT07634237)
- Testing
- High Energy and High Protein Diet 1, High Energy and High Protein Diet 2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Liver Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites
Fiber-Optic Navigation During TIPS Creation: A Prospective Pilot Study
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation is an established minimally invasive treatment for complications of portal hypertension such as refractory ascites and variceal bleeding.
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Refractory Ascites, Variceal Bleeding, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- FLIGHT (NCT07470515)
- Testing
- Fiber-Optic Navigation System
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck