ALTA TIPS: A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing TIPS Placement
Purpose
ALTA is a multicenter consortium focused on the management of portal hypertension. ALTA TIPS is a longitudinal observational study of patients who are undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement. ALTA will create a database that will provide clinical parameters and outcomes of patients undergoing TIPS as part of their standard of care in hopes of answering key clinical questions.
Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Subjects over the age of 18 able to provide consent or have a legally authorized consent in the event the subject is unable to consent due to a transient clinical condition - Subject scheduled to undergo a TIPS procedure
Exclusion Criteria
- Minors under the age of 18 at the time of enrollment - Prisoners - Pregnant Women - Subjects undergoing TIPS placement as part of an investigational study outside of usual clinical care
Study Design
- Phase
- Study Type
- Observational [Patient Registry]
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University