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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Hepatic Hilar Nerve Block During Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Creation

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Hepatic Hilar Nerve Block During Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Creation - (LB-TIPS)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00037607
Enrollment
40
Registered
2025-09-03
Start date
2024-09-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

K76.6

Interventions

Group 1: Before dilating the access route using a balloon catheter and placing the stent shunt, in addition to the standard procedure currently used at the University Hospital Magdeburg, a 10 ml solut

Sponsors

Klinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Written informed consent to participate in all study procedures - Ascites drainage performed no later than 48 hours prior to the procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Allergies to contrast agents or other substances to be injected - Intrahepatic cholestasis; bilirubin > 4× ULN, unless there is an emergency indication - Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH > 45 mmHg), left ventricular function grade I, NT-proBNP > 1000 ng/ml - Polycystic liver disease - Current or previous hepatic encephalopathy > grade II - MELD score > 20 - FIPS score = 0.92 - Age > 80 years - Acute infections, local or systemic (e.g., signs of infection such as fever = 38.0 °C, leukocytosis = 12 Gpt/l), unless there is an emergency indication - Mechanical ileus - Pathologies in the region of the hepatic hilum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain reduction during the intervention and all associated risks/consequences. Pain will be assessed using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and the Adult Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS), standardized according to the WHO-5 Well-Being Index.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Post-interventional reduction in non-opioid and opioid analgesic consumption.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarilena Georgiades

Klinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin

marilena.georgiades@med.ovgu.de+49-391-6713030

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026