# Embolization of Large Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts for the Prevention of Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy

> **NCT02156232** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Air Force Military Medical University, China** · enrollment: 56 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Liver Cirrhosis

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** TIPS
- **PROCEDURE:** SPSS embolization

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02156232
- **Lead sponsor:** Air Force Military Medical University, China
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-06-15
- **Primary completion:** 2021-03-05
- **Final completion:** 2021-03-05
- **Target enrollment:** 56 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02156232

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02156232, "Embolization of Large Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts for the Prevention of Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02156232. Licensed CC0.

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