Comparing Two Minimally Invasive Procedures to Prevent Stomach Vein Bleeding in Patients using specialized catheters. Participants: Patients with gastric varices which are dilated veins in stomach. Intervention: Two minimally invasive procedures. Outcome: Prevent stomach vein bleeding.

A randomised control trial comparing the efficacy of Antegrade vs Retrograde transvenous obliteration in management of Gastric varices - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/06/112637

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K922- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Antegrade transvenous obliteration: The gastric varices are accessed through the portal circulation and the afferent channels to the gastric varices are obliterated. The study involves

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of age from 18 to 75 years with gastric varices with accessible afferent and efferent pathways.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who did not give consent Patients without GRS or accessible afferent pathway Patients with splenic vein or portal vein thrombosis Patients with uncontrolled coagulopathy Patients with complications of portal hypertension like severe esophageal varices and gross ascites

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Complete obliteration of gastric varicesTimepoint: Before discharge 1 to 7 days, 4 weeks, 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications following procedureTimepoint: Before discharge 1 to 7 days, 4 weeks, 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAtyam Sai Praveen Gupta

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

newhoperajendra@gmail.com9821624353

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026