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NCT01236339 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Early TIPS for Ascites Study

A NA study, sponsored by W.L.Gore & Associates.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26
Enrollment target

NCT01236339: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by W.L.Gore & Associates.

NCT01236339 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by W.L.Gore & Associates. The registered enrollment target is 26 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01236339, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by W.L.Gore & Associates.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
26 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that TIPS with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis improves transplant-free survival compared to LVP alone in patients who have cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension and difficult to treat ascites.

Primary Outcome

Time from randomization to death from any cause prior to transplant. Subjects who undergo liver transplant will be censored at the time of transplant. Subjects without an event will be censored at the date of last follow-up. * Note: The outcome entered below is the number of participants who were either alive or had a liver transplant at time of study termination.

Interventions

  • DEVICE TIPS procedure with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis
  • PROCEDURE LVP
  • DEVICE TIPS procedure with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis for subjects who failed LVP and crossed over to TIPS per protocol

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 26 participants
Start Date 2010-12
Est. Completion 2013-03
Phase NA
W.L.Gore & Associates

53 total trials

Why NCT01236339 stopped before completion

NCT01236339 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 26 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which TIPS procedure with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis is the first listed.

NCT01236339 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01236339 about?

NCT01236339 is a clinical study titled "Early TIPS for Ascites Study". The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that TIPS with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis improves transplant-free survival compared to LVP alone in patients who have cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension and difficult to treat ascites.

What is the current status of trial NCT01236339?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 26 participants. The study started on 2010-12. Estimated completion is 2013-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01236339?

The interventions under investigation include: TIPS procedure with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis (DEVICE), LVP (PROCEDURE), TIPS procedure with the GORE® VIATORR® TIPS Endoprosthesis for subjects who failed LVP and crossed over to TIPS per protocol (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01236339?

This trial is sponsored by W.L.Gore & Associates, which has 53 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01236339's enrollment target sits among peer trials

26 1710th of 2000 higher than 289 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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