# Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt With 8- or 10-mm Covered Stents

> **NCT00401895** · PHASE2 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Roma La Sapienza** · enrollment: 44 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cirrhosis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** TIPS created with 8 or 10 mm covered stent

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00401895
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Roma La Sapienza
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2006-01
- **Primary completion:** 2008-10
- **Final completion:** 2008-12
- **Target enrollment:** 44 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** An interim analysis revealed a significantly higher persistence/recurrence of complications of portal hypertension in the 8 mm-stent group.
- **Last updated:** 2009-01-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00401895

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00401895, "Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt With 8- or 10-mm Covered Stents". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00401895. Licensed CC0.

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