# Self-expandable Esophageal Stent Versus Balloon Tamponade in Refractory Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.

> **NCT01242280** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Clinic of Barcelona** · enrollment: 28 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Esophageal Varices
- Bleeding
- Cirrhosis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Stent
- **DEVICE:** Tamponade

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01242280
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2010-01
- **Primary completion:** 2014-06
- **Final completion:** 2014-06
- **Target enrollment:** 28 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-02-05

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01242280

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01242280, "Self-expandable Esophageal Stent Versus Balloon Tamponade in Refractory Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01242280. Licensed CC0.

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