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ALTA TIPS: A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing TIPS Placement
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Summary
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.
Official title: Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA). The ALTA Consortium Study Group for the Management of Portal Hypertension - A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
852
Start Date
2019-06-10
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-02-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (14)
University of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Stanford
Redwood City, California, United States
Scripps Health
San Diego, California, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Northwestern
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Weill Cornell
New York, New York, United States
Baylor Scott & White Liver Consultants of Texas
Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States