NCT00734227

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 costs of two widely used treatment measures: (1) emergency transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunt (TIPS), and (2) emergency portacaval shunt.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
153

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 1996

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 1996

Completed
7.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2003

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2006

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 13, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 14, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

August 14, 2008

Status Verified

July 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

7.3 years

First QC Date

August 13, 2008

Last Update Submit

August 13, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

Survival and control of hemorrhage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Survival

    10 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Control of bleeding and quality of life

    10 years

Study Arms (2)

A

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Randomization: By the blind card method to TIPS or emergency portacaval shunt. Diagnostic Workup: Completed within 6hr. Rapidity of Therapy: Within 24 hr. Failure of Therapy: Bleeding requiring \>6u PRBC in first 7 days, or 8 units PRBC during 12 months. Rescue Crossover Therapy: When primary therapy has failed. Followup: Lifelong data collection on line, analysis by biostatistician Florin Vaida, PhD. External Advisory, Data Monitoring and Safety Committee by 3 senior academicians. Procedure: Emergency portacaval shunt.

Procedure: Emergency portacaval shunt

B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: Emergency TIPS.

Other: Emergency TIPS

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • 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.

You may not qualify if:

  • None

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UCSD Medical Center

San Diego, California, 92103, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Orloff MJ. Fifty-three years' experience with randomized clinical trials of emergency portacaval shunt for bleeding esophageal varices in Cirrhosis: 1958-2011. JAMA Surg. 2014 Feb;149(2):155-69. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4045.

  • Orloff MJ, Vaida F, Haynes KS, Hye RJ, Isenberg JI, Jinich-Brook H. Randomized controlled trial of emergency transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus emergency portacaval shunt treatment of acute bleeding esophageal varices in cirrhosis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Nov;16(11):2094-111. doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-2003-6. Epub 2012 Sep 25.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hemorrhage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Marshall J. Orloff, M.D.

    UCSD Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 13, 2008

First Posted

August 14, 2008

Study Start

July 1, 1996

Primary Completion

October 1, 2003

Study Completion

July 1, 2006

Last Updated

August 14, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-07

Locations