Registry of patients receiving a TIPS shunt for advanced liver cirrhosis
Collects data and blood samples from adults with advanced cirrhosis receiving a TIPS procedure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: TIPS in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Key facts
- Where
- Hanover, GermanySee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The registry is looking for adults with liver cirrhosis who need a TIPS (a shunt placed inside the liver) and are treated at Hannover Medical School.
- Age
- 18 to 99 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Liver cirrhosis with a reason (indication) for TIPS insertion. The trial title says decompensated liver cirrhosis.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Under 18 years of age
- No informed consent
- Symptomatic anemia with Hb below 7g/dl
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 99 years old?
Source: NCT04801290, who can take part
Where in Germany
- Hannover Medical SchoolHanover, GermanyContact: Benjamin Maasoumy, PDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Hannover Medical School
- Trial code
- NCT04801290
- Record updated
- 16 September 2025
- Original description
This is a single center patient registry of patients receiving a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) at Hannover Medical School. By collecting and analyzing clinical data as well as blood samples, the overall aim is to optimize TIPS therapy (e.g. specify selection criteria).Read full original descriptionShow less
Benefits and Limitations of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
This is a single center patient registry of patients receiving a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) at Hannover Medical School. By collecting and analyzing clinical data as well as blood samples, the overall aim is to optimize TIPS therapy (e.g. specify selection criteria).
Inclusion: Liver cirrhosis; Indication for TIPS insertion; Treatment at the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology of Hannover Medical School; Informed consent.
Exclusion: Age <18 years; Pregnancy or Lactation; Lack of Informed consent; Symptomatic anemia with Hb <7g/dl.