ALTA TIPS: A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients Undergoing TIPS Placement

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.

Conditions

• Cirrhosis, Liver
• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco

  collaborator OTHER

• Scripps Health

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Wisconsin, Madison

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Florida

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Arizona

  collaborator OTHER

• Stanford University

  collaborator OTHER

• Columbia University

  collaborator OTHER

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  collaborator OTHER

• Baylor Scott and White Health

  collaborator OTHER

• Mayo Clinic

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Chicago

  collaborator OTHER

• W.L.Gore & Associates

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University of Minnesota

  collaborator OTHER

• Northwestern University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lisa VanWagner, MD · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-06-10

Primary Completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2027-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations