Efficacy and Safety of Intraparenchymal Portal Vein Covered Stents in Treating Portal Hypertension and Its Complications

Portal Hypertension Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled, Non-inferiority Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Intraparenchymal Portal Vein Covered Stents for the Treatment of Portal Hypertension and Its Complications

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06320912
• Other study ID #: TIPS01
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 5, 2024
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Shanghai Shenqi Medical Technology Co., Ltd
• Contact: chaojun gu
• Phone: +86-13636491192
• Email: chaojun.gu[@]sqmedical.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to assess the non-inferiority of the intraparenchymal portal vein covered stent in terms of safety and efficacy for managing portal hypertension and its related complications, in comparison to the currently available TIPS Covered Stent System by GORE.

Description:

This study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial. It plans to enroll approximately 258 qualified participants from about 25 research centers nationwide. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the experimental group or the control group for the treatment of portal hypertension and its related complications. The primary endpoint of the study is the patency rate of the stents 12 months after the initial surgery. All participants will undergo clinical follow-ups at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year post-stent implantation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 258
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-75 years (inclusive); male or non-pregnant female.
• Diagnosed with cirrhosis and associated complications of portal hypertension (such as esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding, refractory ascites), and meeting the consensus recommendations for TIPS indications (see Appendix 5).
• Participants must understand the purpose of the trial, voluntarily participate, sign an informed consent form, and be willing to complete the follow-up according to the project requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe right heart failure, congestive heart failure (LVEF < 40%), or severe valvular heart dysfunction.
• Uncontrolled systemic infection or inflammation.
• Persistent moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension after treatment (tricuspid regurgitant peak velocity > 3.4 m/s or pulmonary artery systolic pressure > 50 mmHg).
• Patients in hepatic encephalopathy coma or comatose phase (West Haven Criteria Stage III, IV).
• Severe liver dysfunction, Child-Pugh score > 13, or MELD score > 18.
• Serum creatinine (Scr) > 178 umol/L or on dialysis.
• Stage IIIa or higher liver malignancy.
• Budd-Chiari syndrome, hepatic veno-occlusive disease, or obstructive cholestasis.
• Polycystic liver disease.
• Unrectifiable coagulopathy (INR > 5 or PLT count < 20 x 10^9/L).
• Main portal vein thrombosis occupying > 50% of the lumen area or cavernous transformation of the portal vein.
• Previous TIPS procedure or planned liver transplantation within a year.
• Allergy to contrast agents or nickel-titanium alloys.
• Life expectancy less than 1 year.
• Participation in other drug or medical device clinical trials within three months before screening.
• Other conditions deemed by the researcher as unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertension
• Hypertension, Portal
• Portal Hypertension

Intervention

Device:
• The intraparenchymal portal vein covered stent
The intraparenchymal portal vein covered stent, produced by Shanghai Shenqi Medical Technology Co., Ltd., is used for a transjugular approach. It establishes an artificial shunt between the hepatic vein and the main branches of the portal vein within the liver. This helps in reducing portal venous pressure and alleviating or improving the symptoms of portal hypertension and its complications, such as variceal bleeding, gastropathy, refractory ascites, and/or hepatic hydrothorax.
• TIPS Covered Stent System GORE
The GORE® VIATORR® Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Covered Stent consists of an implantable covered stent and a percutaneous delivery catheter.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital	Guangzhou	Guangdong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Shanghai Shenqi Medical Technology Co., Ltd

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Postoperative Stent Patency Rate	In the absence of a secondary intervention, portal venography indicates a luminal narrowing of =50% and a portal pressure gradient (PPG) of =12mmHg or a reduction of =50% from the baseline value prior to the surgery.	12 months
Secondary	Immediate Postoperative Technical Success Rate	Successful insertion and smooth withdrawal of the covered stent and delivery system, successful establishment of a shunt, accurate positioning of the stent, and postoperative angiography showing =30% diameter narrowing.	Immediate postoperative
Secondary	Incidence of Secondary Interventions at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Stent Dysfunction at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Major Adverse Events (MAE) at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	All-Cause Mortality Rates at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Grade II or Higher Hepatic Encephalopathy at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Portal Hypertension Rebleeding Confirmed by Endoscopy or Clinical Investigator at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively (For Original Bleeding Subjects Only)		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Ultrasound-Confirmed Recurrence of Grade 2 or Higher Ascites due to Portal Hypertension at 1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months Postoperatively (For Subjects with Original Ascites Only)		1 Month, 6 Months, and 12 Months
Secondary	Incidence of Adverse Events/Serious Adverse Events		12 Months